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# 71203-0013 Osaka 1920s • Shinsaibashi Bridge Taisho • Bridges • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80421-0009 Osaka 1870s-1880s • View from Enokojima Meiji • Buildings • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 80220-0006 Osaka 1910s • Shinsaibashi Bridge Taisho • Bridges • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80110-0006 Osaka 1909 • Great Kita Fire Meiji • Disasters Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80717-0016 Osaka 1900s • Osaka Station Meiji • Buildings • Railways Unknown • Glass Slide • Unknown |
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# 80626-0003 Osaka 1870s • The Octopus Pine Meiji • City Views • Bridges Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70216-0058 Osaka 1920s • Osaka City Hall Taisho • Buildings • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80201-0012 Osaka 1909 • Shijimi River after the Fire Meiji • City Views • Disasters Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 71129-0023 Osaka 1909 • Great Kita Fire Meiji • Disasters • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70216-0013 Osaka 1920s • Kitahama, Nakanoshima Taisho • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 71129-0011 Osaka 1910s • Koraibashi Meiji • Bridges • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70822-0002 Osaka 1890s • Dotonbori Canal Meiji • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70209-0029 Osaka 1930s • Osaka Station Showa • Railways • Transport Unknown • Postcard • Taisho Hato |
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# 70523-0014 Osaka 1880s • Naniwa Bridge Meiji • Bridges • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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