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# 71204-0006 Tokyo 1890s • Streetcar in Ueno Meiji • City Views • Transport Kazumasa Ogawa • Collotype Print • Kazumasa Ogawa |
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# 71204-0003 Tokyo 1890s • Geisha Houses, Shinbashi Meiji • City Views Kazumasa Ogawa • Collotype Print • Kazumasa Ogawa |
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# 80717-0021 Tokyo, 1880s • Ginza and Kyobashi Meiji • City Views Unknown • Glass Slide • Unknown |
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# 80421-0005 Tokyo 1872 • Anjincho in Nihonbashi Meiji • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70416-0006 Tokyo 1880s • Sakashita-mon Meiji • City Views • Castles Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 80626-0005 Tokyo 1880s • Ginza Streetcar Meiji • City Views • Transport Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70604-0017 Tokyo 1880s • Shintomiza Theater Meiji • Buildings • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70518-0030 Tokyo, 1920s • Dezome-shiki Taisho • Customs • New Year Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70822-0003 Tokyo 1890s • Nijubashi, Imperial Palace Meiji • At Work • Bridges Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 61228-0002 Tokyo 1920s • Asakusa Nakamise Showa • Shops • Temples & Shrines Unknown • Postcard • Seikaido |
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# 80131-0022 Tokyo 1910s • Asakusa Nakamise Meiji • Shops • Temples & Shrines Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80122-0006 Tokyo 1934 • Traffic in Nihonbashi Showa • City Views • Transport Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0011 Tokyo 1934 • Asakusa Nakamise Showa • Shops • Temples & Shrines Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0003 Tokyo 1924 • Large Private Garden Taisho • Buildings • Customs Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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