Label on verso reads: "A street in Hakone which we visited. You can see some fence in this picture made of bamboo, as shown in No. 1. All of the roofs in this [pict]ure are thatches of grass about 15 inches thick & neatly trimmed. Oftentimes the peak of the roof has a flower bed on it. The effect is very picturesque."
Verso stamped, T. Tokura, Photographer. Miyanoshita, Japan.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.