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Part of James Davidson collection
Item a copy of Plate XXII in "The Great Earthquake of Japan, 1891" by John Milne and W.K. Burton. The image shows Nagara Railway Bridge, twisted and broken after 1891 earthquake. A man stands in the middle of the track.
Mountaintop view of Mount Fujiyama
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a mountaintop view of Mount Fujiyama. Reads, "FUJIYAMA."
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a mountain stairway with an arch in background. Similar image as a033355 Tape reads, "MINO NEAR OSAKA."
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a mountain stairway. An arch appears in the background Some people are sitting next to the stairway. Similar image as a033363
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of Mount Fujiyama in the distance with river in the foreground. Reads, "Fujiyama."
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise. Labelled "Torii in the sea"
Moonrise over water along road.
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise over water. Labelled "Night scene of Shinagawa" Scene on circular mat
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise. Scene on circular mat
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a moonlight scene. Two people and a tree appear. Reads, "Moon light scene at Maiko Beach." Possibly by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise over water
Man standing beside stone stairs along river
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a man wearing traditional clothing standing beside stone stairs along a river. Tape reads, "HAKONE."
Man posing with sailboat near shore
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a man posing with sailboat on shore. Forested area appears in background
Man and girl looking at colourful contraption
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing a man and girl looking at colourful contraption. They are wearing ceremonial dress
Large tree supported by wooden poles
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing a large tree supported by wooden poles outside a building. Possibly Park Maruyama, Kyoto.
Large stone ornamental structures
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing a row of large stone ornamental structures on gravel
Large ornate building with high stone foundation
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a large ornate building with high stone foundation. Possibly Castle of Nagoya. Roofs of other buildings appear in foreground. Possibly by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a large bell used for religious purposes. A ringer appears
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a large bell. A figure wearing traditional clothing appears
Langmann Family Photograph collection
Collection consists of five albums of photos from Meiji period Japan including a few photos from Scotland, one album of photos from China, and two lacquer-framed photographs. It consists mostly of albumen hand-coloured Japanese photographs. These Japanese photographs belong to the genre known as souvenir photography or Yokohama photography. The subject of these photographs in this collection echoed those found in the Japanese ukiyo-e prints of the so-called “floating-world” of the late Edo Period, from around 1780 until the 1860s. The delicate hand colouring of the albumen silver prints is one of the characteristics of photographs of Japan from this period.
There were mainly two media to disseminate souvenir photos from Yokohama during Meiji period (1868 –1912): photo prints and lantern slides (see the James Davidson collection), but other materials were also used. These hand tinted photo prints were usually bound in albums with lacquer covers lavishly decorated in makie (蒔絵), a technique of applying adhesive metal such as gold and silver or colour powder in soft lacquer to create designs.
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing people dressed up as warriors for a parade celebrating the proclamation of the Meiji Constitution in 1889 in front of building in Tokyo. A label on the glass slide reads, "The Japanese Army of 100 Years Ago”, but this is not the accurate description of the scene.