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Summary
Photograph shows a man, full-length, standing, facing right, and a man wearing a sword kneeling before him, facing left, holding another sword as though offering it to the man standing in front of him. Exterior view of building in the background.
No. 725.
Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 9]
In 1877 Stillfried & Andersen purchased Felice Beato's stock of photographs, some may be included in this album.
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Date
01/01/1877
Contributors
Stillfried & Andersen, publisher
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions ...," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html.
