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Modernization

“Writing lesson”, c. 1910.
Sapporo Brewery and Factory, Sapporo, Hokkaido, c. 1910.
Marugata (round-shaped) woolen shawl, advertising postcard, c. 1930.
“Fishing boat”, c. 1910.
Nippon Ford Assembly Plant, Yokohama, c. 1930.
“Stock farm of cows near Sapporo”, Hokkaido, c. 1920.
Exposition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the “Meiji Assembly”, Ueno Park, Tokyo, 1938.
Hyogo Prefectural Girls’ School, Hyogo (Kobe), 10th Anniversary postcards, 1911.
Jinju Seimei Hoken K.K. (Jinju Life Insurance Co.), Tokyo, c. 1920.
“The Cannon-ball of Ohato”, Nagasaki, c. 1910.
“‘Eight-Eight’ Fleet Program”, Imperial Japanese Navy, c. 1925.
“A View of a Lighthouse from the Bentenbashi Riverbank”, Yokohama, c. 1910.
Osaka Electrical Exhibition, Osaka, 1926.
Japan Electrical Exhibition, Ueno Park, Tokyo, 1918.
Nohonshugi (“Agrarian fundamentalism”) propaganda postcard, c. 1940.
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, c. 1910.
Reenactment of daimyo procession, Kanda, Tokyo, c. 1910.
Koban (police box) system in Japan, c. 1910.
Printing Office, Tokyo, c. 1910.
“Working Women”, c. 1920.
Modern Lighthouse, Niigata, c. 1930.
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