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Modernization

“Back to the soil”, c. 1950. (Colorized)
“Stock farm of cows near Sapporo”, Hokkaido, c. 1920.
Tokyo-Osaka-Tokyo Air Race, 1920.
Sheep grazing in the shadow of Ezo Fuji, Hokkaido, c. 1930.
“The Cannon-ball of Ohato”, Nagasaki, c. 1910.
Doshisha University, Kyoto, c. 1920.
“‘Eight-Eight’ Fleet Program”, Imperial Japanese Navy, c. 1925.
“Modern Shampoo” advertising postcard, c. 1935.
Shinjuku at Night, Tokyo, c. 1940.
“A View of a Lighthouse from the Bentenbashi Riverbank”, Yokohama, c. 1910.
Bijin on bicycle, c. 1920.
Osaka Electrical Exhibition, Osaka, 1926.
Japan Electrical Exhibition, Ueno Park, Tokyo, 1918.
Nohonshugi (“Agrarian fundamentalism”) propaganda postcard, c. 1940.
Changing time(s).
Miyata Bicycle Co. New Year’s card, 1933.
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, 1936.
“Working Women”, c. 1920.
National Census commemorative postcards, 1920 & 1935.
Singer Sewing Machine Co. advertising postcard, c. 1920.
60th Anniversary of the Telephone commemoratives, 1936.
Modern Lighthouse, Niigata, c. 1930.
Hitachi table fan, c. 1930.

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