Photographer and subject in Yokohama, Japan. Woodcut by Yoshitoshi Taiso, 1880.
This preserved scene shows Woman sits in front of an advertisement for a photographer The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Photographer and subject in Yokohama, Japan. Woodcut by Yoshitoshi Taiso, 1880.
This preserved scene shows Woman sits in front of an advertisement for a photographer The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Photographer and subject in Yokohama, Japan. Woodcut by Yoshitoshi Taiso, 1880.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
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