National Anthropological Archives

Photographs of Japanese people and landscapes, circa 1880-1900

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.2004-16
Creators:
Blake, Rosanna
Dates:
circa 1880-1900
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
38 Cartes-de-viste (card photographs)
albumen; mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs (cartes de visite) depicting Japanese people, villages, cities, and dwellings. Many of the prints are hand colored and some of them are stamped "M. Gillet Gill," possibly a reference to Martin Gillett Gill, a tea merchant in Baltimore in 1880. He may have originally purchased or collected the photographs.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated as part Rosanna Alexander Blake's (1912-1987) collection to Marshall University. Transferred to the National Anthropological Archives by Cora P. Teel, 2004.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 2004-16, Photographs of Japanese people and landscapes, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 2004-16


Keywords

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