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Modernization (Meiji)

“A View of a Lighthouse from the Bentenbashi Riverbank”, Yokohama, c. 1910.
Bijin on bicycle, c. 1920.
Lafcadio Hearn’s home, Matsue, Japan, c. 1950.
The Kawakami Theater performing “Okan” at Meiji-za, Tokyo, c. 1905.
Emperor Meiji meets General Grant, 1879.
Japan-US Relations, c. 1908.
50th Anniversary of the Telephone, 1926.
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, c. 1910.
Changing time(s).
Miyata Bicycle Co. New Year’s card, 1933.
Nagara-gawa (Nagara River) Bridge, c. 1920.
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, 1936.
Printing Office, Tokyo, c. 1910.
Lake Biwa Canal, Otsu, c. 1910-1920.
Prince Ito Hirobumi state funeral, 1909.
Singer Sewing Machine Co. advertising postcard, c. 1920.
60th Anniversary of the Telephone commemoratives, 1936.
Modern Lighthouse, c. 1930.
Monument to Hamasaki Taheiji, Ibusuki, c. 1930.
“General Grant” tree, Nagasaki, c. 1910.
Arakawa River Floodgate, Tokyo, c. 1940.
Shibaura Engineering Works, Shinagawa, Tokyo, c. 1910.
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