Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2003.13
- Creators:
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Norcross, Henry C.Norcross, Henry C., Mrs.Ogawa, Kazumasa, 1860-1930Tamamura, Kozaburo, 1856-19??
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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13 albumen printscolor27.9 x 19.2 cm or smaller
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Unmounted and hand-colored albumen prints created by unidentified commercial studios for the export market, portraying the people, sites and daily life of Japan during the Meiji period. Photographers identified: Tamamura Kozaburo and Ogawa Kazumasa. Images include: Women looking at a sign ; Women enjoying tea on a balcony ; Geikos on a leisure boat ; Cherry trees along Koganei Banks ; A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road ; Statue of nio ; Nobi great earthquake
Arrangement
Arrangement
prints: organized in 1 box (less than 0.25 linear ft.)
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2003.13
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Citation
Mrs. Henry C. Norcross Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Jean Leslie Norcross, 2003.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Custodial History
Custodial History
Donation of Ms. Jean Leslie Norcross, December 30, 2003. Received from her mother in the late 1950s but unaware of how they came into her mother's possession.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photography -- Japan | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Japan -- 1890-1900 | Place | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Albumen prints -- 19th century | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
AVRreference@si.edu