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# 70606-0005 Nikko 1890s • Yumoto Meiji • Rural • Scenic Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70822-0004 Hakone 1880s • Cryptomeria Road Meiji • Scenic Views Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print • Kozaburo Tamamura |
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# 70215-0004 Mount Fuji 1920s • Tagonoura, Shizuoka Taisho • Scenic Views • Transport Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80122-0003 Tokaido 1930 • Car on the Tokaido Showa • Scenic Views • Tokaido Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0013 Yokohama 1929 • Ships in Port Showa • Scenic Views • Transport Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0005 Hakone 1932 • Hakone Lake Showa • Scenic Views Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 70219-0014 Nagasaki 1870s • Minamiyamate Meiji • City Views • Scenic Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70219-0028 Kobe 1880s • View from Yamate Meiji • City Views • Scenic Views Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print • Kozaburo Tamamura |
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# 70416-0002 Arima 1890s • Hot Spring Village Meiji • City Views • Scenic Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70319-0006 Yokohama 1880s • Farms at Negishi Meiji • Rural • Scenic Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70319-0008 Hakone 1890s • Rural Road Meiji • Scenic Views • Tokaido Nobukuni Enami • Albumen Print • Nobukuni Enami |
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# 70621-0010 Mount Fuji 1890s • From Izumi, Shizuoka Meiji • Rural • Scenic Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70820-0001 Nagasaki 1890s • View on City and Bay Meiji • City Views • Scenic Views Nobukuni Enami • Albumen Print • Nobukuni Enami |
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# 70820-0005 Enoshima 1890s • View from Katase Meiji • Scenic Views Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print • Kozaburo Tamamura |
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