[Studio portraits of Japanese women, the wife of an officer, and a hig...
Captions on front of item: "A half face pose showing style of powdering the neck" (upper left); ""As pensive I thought," &c." (upper right); "Wife of native officer" (lower left); and "Japanese high official i... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese officer in riding clothes, a student, ...
Captions on front of item: "A young Japanese officer in riding habilments" (upper left); "A Japanese student" (upper right); "A Japanese police officer" (lower left); and "Japanese infantry officer" (lower rig... More
[Studio portraits of the Commandant of Yokohama Garrison, a cabinet of...
Captions on front of item: "The Commandant of Yokohama Garrison" (upper left); "One of the Gorogio" (upper right); "Three friends meeting" (lower left); and "Japanese wrestlers in everyday garb" (lower right)... More
[Portraits of the executioner of Kanagawa with sword and prisoner, the...
Captions on front of item: "Executioner of Kanagawa" (upper left); [no caption] (upper right); "Chinese women" (lower left); and "Foochau woman" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Executioner of Kanagaw... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese officers (yaconin) and a high priest dre...
Captions on front of item: "Japanese calvary officer" (upper left); "Japanese officer" (upper right); "A Japanese officer (Yaconin)" (lower left); and "Japanese high priest in full canonicals" (lower right). C... More
[Embossed red leather album back cover]
In album: Japanese and Chinese portraits, [back cover]. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Studio portraits of a Japanese officer, a girl in indoor dress, a bli...
Captions on front of item: "Japanese officer in gala costume" (upper left); "Japanese girl in indoor costume" (upper right); "Blind shampooer" (lower left); and "A Japanese officer (yaconin) in straw raincoat"... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese botanist's wife, a married woman, a woma...
Captions on front of item: "Japanese botanist's wife" (upper left); "Japanese married lady" (upper right); "A Japanese country girl" (lower left); and "A Japanese "nanso kow" or coolie" (lower right). Captions... More
[Outdoor portraits of a Japanese officers on horseback and studio port...
Captions on front of item: "Japanese officer on horseback" (upper left); "A Japanese mounted officer" (upper right); "Girl in everyday dress and Japanese spaniel" (lower left); and "Japanese singing girls" (lo... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese merchant in winter dress, a woman in w...
Captions on front of item: "Merchant in winter dress" (upper left); "Female winter dress" (upper right); "Wrestler with apron - prize awarded by Prince of Satsuma" (lower left); and "Courrier and mode of carry... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese officer (yaconin) with wife and son, a...
Captions on front of item: "A Japanese officer (yaconin) wife and son" (upper left); "Japanese girl in everyday costume" (upper right); "Ancient style of armour" (lower left); and "Merchant's daughter" (lower ... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese laborer, a doctor, an elderly woman ca...
Captions on front of item: "A Japanese coolie" (upper left); "The Japanese doctor in indoor costume" (upper right); "Old countrywoman with vegetables" (lower left); and "A Yokohama Belle" (lower right). Captio... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese merchant, a water carrier, a high prie...
Captions on front of item: "Native merchant" (upper left); "Water carrier" (upper right); "A Japanese high priest and his attendant" (lower left); and "Japanese woman and child" (lower right). Captions on bac... More
[Portraits of Japanese officers in a tea house, an ox cart, people pla...
Captions on front of item: "Japanese officers resting at tea house" (upper left); "A Japanese oxdray or cart - Yedo" (upper right); "A group of Japanese playing at cards" (lower left); and "Three friends meeti... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese women and Satsuma's admiral]
Captions on front of item: "The "Belle" again" (upper left); "Satsuma's admiral" (upper right); "A Japanese girl dressed à la mode (lower left); and "A Japanese country dress" (lower right). Captions on back o... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese woman, an officer's wife, two women, ...
Captions on front of item: "The Belle of Yokohama" (upper left); "Japanese officers wife" (upper right); "A Japanese girl in traveling costume" (lower left); and "Two Japanese sisters in holiday costume" (low... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese woman singer with a shamisen, a priest...
Captions on front of item: "Street singing girls" (upper left); "Japanese "Bonzan" or priest" (upper right); "Japanese girl in outdoor costume" (lower left); and "Ordinary Japanese girl" (lower right). Caption... More
[Portraits of Japanese guards, a woman washing herself, a prisoner wit...
Captions on front of item: "Japanese guardhouse men" (upper left); "A Japanese girl at toilet" (upper right); "Japanese prisoner and police examiner" (lower left); and "A Japanese girl and the universal guitar... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese officer, a doctor in traveling dress, ...
Captions on front of item: "An officer in winter dress" (upper left); "The Japanese doctor in traveling dress" (upper right); "Japanese in fire dress" (lower left); and "A Japanese army surgeon" (lower right).... More
[Embossed red leather album cover]
In album: Japanese and Chinese portraits, [front cover]. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Studio portraits of a Japanese fishmonger, a lancer, a doctor and th...
Captions on front of item: "Fishmonger" (upper left); "Japanese lancer" (upper right)"; "The Japanese doctor, in outdoor costume" (lower left); and [no caption] (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Fishm... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese officer (yaconin) and his family; a wi...
Captions on front of item: "Japanese officer (Yaconin), wife and daughter" (upper left); "Japanese widow of the upper class in mourning (shaven head) and her son" (upper right); "Street dancers" (lower left); ... More
[Japanese curio shop, a street cart and portraits of a Japanese family...
Captions on front of item: "Interior of Japanese curio shop" (upper left); "Street cart" (upper right)"; "A Japanese Daimio's family group in state dress" (lower left); and "Japanese high officers" (lower righ... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese people picnicing and eating, officers fe...
Captions on front of item: "A picnic group" (upper left); "Japanese supper" (upper right)"; "Japanese officers fencing" (lower left); and "Music girls" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "A picnic group... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese women, a child officer with his mother, ...
Captions on front of item: "Declining the honor" (upper left); "Japanese girl in every day costume" (upper right); "A young officer (Yaconin) and mother" (lower left); and ""Yoko" a student from Shindai" (lowe... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese mendicants, scavengers (garbage men) and...
Photographs show Japanese monks? begging, two men (scavengers) carrying basket with pole, and a porter or laborer wearing loin cloth for summer and full dress including conical hat for other seasons. Captions ... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese woman with tea implements and chest, a ...
Captions on front of item: "Native mode of dressing" (upper left); "Japanese prince and staff" (upper right)"; "A group of Japanese officers in court dress" (lower left); and "Japanese Daimio and wife" (lower ... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese women carrying children, two men with sw...
Captions on front of item: "Native mode of carrying children" (upper left); "Daimio's commissioner" (upper right); "Sweetmeat vendor with flageolet" (lower left); and "Japanese girls and mode of carrying umbre... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese broom vendor, a naval officer, a woman...
Captions on front of item: "A traveling vendor of brooms" (upper left); "Japanese naval officer" (upper right); "A Yokohma belle" (lower left); and "Street singer" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "72.... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese women and men]
Captions on front of item: "Japanese girl in indoor costume" (upper left); "Japanese officer of finance" (upper right)"; "Japanese Lady's maid" (lower left); and "Japanese country girl" (lower right). Captions... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese "betto" (groom), a high official in co...
Captions on front of item: "A vociferous "betto" or groom" (upper left); "Japanese high official in court attire" (upper right); [no caption] (lower left); and "Japanese pilgrim" (lower right). Captions on bac... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese tattooed "bettoes" (horse grooms), a mot...
Captions on front of item: ""Betto" or groom, tattooed à la mode" (upper left); ""Betto" or groom, tattooed à la mode" (upper right verso); "Mother and child" (lower left); and "Sisters" (lower right). Captio... More
[Studio portraits of "Stots-Bashi" (Yoshinobu Tokugawa, last shogun of...
Captions on front of item: "Stots-Bashi, Tycoon of Japan, in full court costume, photographed by F.W. Sutton, C." (upper left);"Prince of Satsuma" (upper right); "An officer and his attendant" (lower left); an... More
[Studio portraits of Japanese women and men]
Captions on front of item: "A Japanese girl and attendant with "shibatchi" tinder box" (upper left); "Japanese high officer" (upper right)"; "Fencing girl - another pose" (lower left); and "A group of Japanes... More
[Portraits of a Chinese woman from Canton, a man mending a pot, a woma...
Captions on front of item: "Native Canton" (upper left); "The crockery mender" (upper right); "Foochau woman" (lower left); and "Chinese soldier" (lower right). Captions on back of item: [no caption] (upper le... More
[Portraits of a Chinese boy with a tray, a woman from Hong Kong, a gro...
Captions on front of item: "Boy with tray" (upper left); "Native of Hong Kong" (upper right); "Group of coolie" (lower left); and "Group of Chinese" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Boy with tray" (up... More
Portrait photo of Compradore - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese "compradore", full-length portrait, seated, facing right, with pipe. Title from front and back of item. Caption on back : "Compradore. The Chinese compradore may be looked upon as the... More
Group of Chinese women - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows three Chinese women, two seated, one standing. Title from front and back of item. Caption on back of item: "Group of Chinese women. The gentler sex are all particularly fond of adorning their h... More
Foochau woman - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman from Foochau, full-length portrait, standing, facing right. Title from front of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Source: Regine Thiriez, 2009) In al... More
Chinese woman - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing right. Caption on back of item: "Chinese women. Although the distinction between the size of the feet seems to constitute "Caste" among C... More
Buy a broom - Public domain weapon print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman, full-length portrait, standing in street, facing front, holding brooms and a basket. Title from front of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Source: R... More
Headdress, coolie - Public domain weapon print
Photograph shows a Chinese laborer, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding pole with cord on end. Title from front of item. Caption on back : "Coolie. Armed with a strong light bamboo from four t... More
Portrait photo of Ablutions - Public domain scan / print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman, seated in chair, washing her feet in a basin. Title from front and back of item. Caption on back of item: "Ablutions. It is frequently asserted and generally believed that Chin... More
[Portraits of a Chinese policeman with prisoners, a person being carri...
Captions on front of item: "Policeman with prisoners" (upper left); "Chinese chair" (upper right); "Group of men" (lower left); and "Barber" (lower right). Captions on back of item: [no caption] (upper left); ... More
[Portraits of a Chinese women purchasing jewelry, women from Macau, pe...
Captions on front of item: "Purchasing jewellry [i.e., jewelry]" (upper left); "Native of Macao" (upper right); "Group in a passenger boat" (lower left); and "Toutai of Shanghai" (lower right). Captions on bac... More
Old man in spectacles - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows an elderly Chinese man wearing eyeglasses, full-length portrait, standing in street, facing front. Title from front and back of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Sou... More
Street vendors - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Photograph shows a Chinese food vendor with a customer eating out of a bowl. Title from front and back of item. Caption on back : "Street vendors. As a rule a large portion of the lower class of Chinese, especi... More
[Portraits of a Chinese man selling vegetables, a woman and child begg...
Captions on front of item: "Crying vegetables" (upper left); "Beggars" (upper right); "Native Macao" (lower left); and "Mandarins" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Crying vegetables" (upper left); [no... More
[Portraits of a Chinese beggar, a man being punished with his head in ...
Captions on front of item: "Beggars" (upper left); "Punishment of the canque" (upper right); "Ablutions" (lower left); and "Toy seller" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Beggars" (upper left); [no capt... More
[Chinese people in a sampan and canal boat, women in a wheelbarrow, an...
Captions on front of item: "Sampans" (upper left); "Canal boats" (upper right); "Passenger barrow" (lower left); and "The street cobbler" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Sampans" (upper left); "Canal... More
Portrait photo of Mandarins - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese mandarin (government official), full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title from front of item. Caption from back of item: Civil officer. foreigners have been in the habit of c... More
Headdress, Canton woman - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding umbrella. Title from back of item. Caption written on front of item misidentifies image as " Coolie". Caption on back conti... More
Native Macao - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman from Macao, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding umbrella. Title from front of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Source: Regine Thir... More
Toutai of Shanghai - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese judge of Shanghai, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding pipe, with attendant next to him. Title from front and back of item. Caption on back : "Toutai of Shanghai. The ... More
Agricultural laborer - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese agricultural laborer, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding a large scythe with a child next to him. Title from front and back of item. Caption on back : "Agricultural... More
[Studio portraits of a Chinese bureaucrat (mandarin), a civil officer,...
Captions on front of item: "Mandarins" (upper left); "Civil officer" (upper right); "Buddhist priest" (lower left); and "Chinese woman." (lower right). Captions on back of item: [no caption] (upper left); "Civ... More
Punishment of the canque - Public domain portrait drawing
Photograph shows a Chinese man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with his head in a canque. Title from front of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Source: Regine Thiriez... More
Boy with tray - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese man, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding a tray on which are bottles for cocktails. Title from front and back of item. Caption continues on back: "...The tray eviden... More
Native of Hong Kong - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding an umbrella. Title from front of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Source: Regine Thiriez, 2009... More
[Chinese men playing "Chai Moi" (finger game), street vendors with ca...
Captions on front of item: "Chinese game of Chai Moi" (upper left); "Street vendors" (upper right); "Street vendors" (lower left); and "Groups of figures" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Chinese game... More
[Portraits of a Chinese peddler, a woman selling brooms, a woman from ...
Captions on front of item: "Peddler" (upper left); "Buy a broom" (upper right); "Coolie" (lower left); and "Headdress coolie" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Peddler" (upper left); [no caption] (up... More
[Portraits of a Chinese woman holding a boy, an elderly man wearing gl...
Captions on front of item: "Small piecy bull chilo" (upper left); "Old man in spectacles" (upper right); "Chinese women" (lower left); and "Needlewomen" (lower right). Captions on back of item:"Small piecy bul... More
Foochau woman - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a Chinese woman from Foochau, half-length portrait, standing, facing right. Title from front of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Source: Regine Thiriez, 2009) In al... More