1951-52
Standing full length portrait of young girl in boots

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1951-52
Portrait of little girl with baby brother on back

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1951-52
"Notice the mongolian features of this little girl"

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1951-52
Young boy in hat & overalls holding dirt clod

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1951-52
Four artists painting

1951-52
[Young boy, checkered kimono, holding knife] "This little fellow's head really looked like black velvet. His robe is of the red plaid that most of the children his size wear. Notice where the urine has run down his leg and the dust collected there…

1951-52
"The dark blue blouses with white strips on cuff and around neck flap are the school girl costume. This is a Japanese influence. As you see the girls on the left are doing all possible to hide their faces from the camera, the others too dumbfounded…

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"This is my best picture. It explains itself." [Grandmother with little boy on back, girl climbing onto porch]

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Squatting man in conical star hat

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Portrait of elderly man in dark kimono, straw hat and cane


1951-52
"Old Fisherman"

1951-52
Portrait of smiling man

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Man in hat - standing side view

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1951-52
"No one except the members of the family can get access to the key around the dog's neck."

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Portrait of father (in lion cloth) and child

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Portraits of elderly lady holding grandchild - both smiling

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Profile of elderly lady

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1951-52
Side view, full length standing portrait of elderly lady in stripped dress

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"This old Mamason was none too happy to be cornered for a picture, but after I took it I bowed and thanked her in Japanese and she gave me a big toothless smile. If you look closely you can see the tattoos on her hands and wrists that are placed on…

1951-52
"This old lady has the tattooed hands and was smoking a cigarette with the holder which turns up at the end. They are very common here. Also from her behavior while I was taking the picture. I decided she was also quite familiar with saki. The lady…

1951-52
"Notice tattoos on her wrist, an old marrying custom"

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"The Cobbler"

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"All sawing is done like this"


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"This is a seed store. The old gent has made himself a pair of bifocals by taping two pairs of glasses together. Hi is using the far vision through the top pai only now, but back to his newspapers he will look through both. Notice the cans in the…

1951-52
"Ain't this the cutest little feller on the lower right! Also notice how unconcerned the woman is of the bundle on her head, with a bottle in it too! You won't find any stockings in the picture."

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Woman carrying large pumpkin on head

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Woman carrying basket of fish on head

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"Haggling over the price of fish"

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"Waiting for her basket of fish to be weighed. Notice gold teeth to show she was worth something. Seersucker dress at right stolen WAC uniform"


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Fisherman with catch in basket wading into shore

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Fisherman in hat

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Two fishermen carrying cargo

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Smiling elderly gentleman, missing front teeth

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Man in straw hat, kimono & fan - women, child in background

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1951-52
"Bon Odori " Festival 3

1951-52
"Bon Odori " Festival 2

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"Bon Odori " Festival 1

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Boat race

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"Old ladies being carried to boats for the big boat race"