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Kyoto
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# 80122-0015 Kyoto 1934 • Furniture Store Showa • Buildings • Shops Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 71005-0005 Kyoto 1890s • Bronze Ware Craftsmen Meiji • At Work • People Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 80122-0012 Kyoto 1934 • City Hall Showa • Buildings • City Views Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 70219-0029 Kyoto 1890s • Gion Matsuri Meiji • Customs • Religious Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 80121-0010 Kyoto 1934 • Kyogoku Theater Street Showa • City Views • Shops Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 70219-0026 Kyoto 1890s • Teahouses in Gion Meiji • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70208-0010 Kyoto 1890s • Pagoda at Kiyomizu Meiji • City Views • Temples & Shrines Nobukuni Enami • Albumen Print • Nobukuni Enami |
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# 70602-0014 Kyoto 1880s • Kiyomizudera Meiji • Buildings • Temples & Shrines Reiji Esaki • Albumen Print • Reiji Esaki |
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# 70126-0017 Kyoto 1920s • Kiyamachi Showa • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70319-0004 Kyoto 1880s • View from Higashiyama Meiji • City Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70419-0006 Kyoto 1910s • Yasaka Pagoda Meiji • City Views • Temples & Shrines Unknown • Postcard • Tomboya |
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# 70523-0011 Kyoto 1890s • Shijo Ohashi Meiji • Bridges • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70820-0003 Kyoto 1890s • Geisha on Summer Platform Meiji • Customs • Women Y. Isawa • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 80115-0009 Kyoto 1890s • Kamogawa Meiji • City Views • Scenic Views Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print • Kozaburo Tamamura |
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