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Photographs of Charles Lang Freer and colleagues in japan, between 1895 and 1910. Although none are dated, two photographs of Freer with his rickshaw men are likely from his first visit to Japan in 1895. The other two were likely take in 1909 or 1911 at the Yokohama villa of Freer's friend Hara Tomitaro (原富太郎; 1868-1939).
Photographs of Charles Lang Freer in Japan
Arrangement:
Organized by country.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.01 12.01.6
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
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Handcolored stereopticon slides of Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. Images includes: place views, temples, tea houses, government buildings, domestic architecture, sculpture, landscapes, market scenes, women, Samurai warriors, wrestlers, Shinto and Buddhist priests, lantern makers, and workmen winding silk. Cities depicted include: Kamakura, Kyoto, Yamanaka, Yokohama, and others. The slides are often captioned in English and Japanese. Photographers represented may include H. Tsurubuchi of Tokyo and Kametaro Ikeda (1862-1915). Women and Girl's Living Style: Slide 1: œSummer night Slide 2: œMother and a baby Slide 3: œ"Baby nurses under cherry trees." Slide 4: œ"A group of baby-nurses on a country road." Slide 5: œA tea serving lady Slide 6: œA woman with a parasol Slide 7: œA woman reading Slide 8: œ"Young girls Making tea." Slide 9: œWoman applying make-up Slide 10: œPreparing the meal Slide 11: œA woman standing Slide 12: œThree women in a room Slide 13: œA girl playing badminton Geisha Girls Slide 14: œMaiko Slide 15: œThree dancers Slide 16: œ"Geisha, Osaka" Slide 17: œ"Dancing girl. Kioto" Slide 18: œ"Concert of Koto and Shamisen" Sumo Wrestlers Slide 19: œ"Wrestlers" Slide 20: œSumo wrestling Slide 21: œ"one wrestler (Inagawa) stands in the arena." Slide 22: œ"Wrestler 'Hitachiyama'." Slide 23: œ"Wrestling" Samurai Warriors Slide 24: œGroup Samurai warriors Domestic Interior Slide 25:œ"Japanese Drawing room." Palanquins Slide 26:œ"Palanquin" Slide 27:œ"Palanquin in mountain road at Hakone." Customs and Living Style Slide 28:œ"Surf-bathing of Yuigahama, Kamakura." Slide 29:œ"Surf�thing of Oiso, near Hakone." Slide 30:œ"Tea house at Sokokura, Hakone." Slide 31:œMt. Atago Shiba. Tokyo Slide 32:œ"Boat Excursion at the Foot of Arashiyama, Kioto." Slide 33: œA peasant Slide 34: œ"Firemen's exercise on a ladder, which always takes place early in January." Slide 35:œ"'Manzai' dance. (Street scene in New Year)." Slide 36:œ"Marriage ceremony." Slide 37:œA carp streamer on Children's Day Market Scenes/Shops Slide 38: œ"People of Imaichi coming back from market at Nikko." Slide 39œ"Workman winding silk from Cocoon." Slide 40:œ"a Ferry." Slide 41:œJapanese lantern makers Slide 42:œInsect shop Slide 43:œNursery shop Slide 44:œToy store Slide 45:œ"Odenya." Stall selling Japanese Hotch potch Slide 46:œTea house Slide 47:œ"Bath—Room" Priests Slide 48:œ"Japanese Shinto priest" Slide 49:œ"The Priests Praying to Bud[d]ha." Slide 50:œ"Buddha priests retiring from the commemoration for those who died in bo[a]ttles, held at Aoyoma cemetery, Tokyo." Slide 51:œ"Shinto Priest." Shrines Slide 52:œ"Fountain of Yasukuni Park, Tokio" Kameido Tenjin, Tokyo Slide 53:œKameido Tenjin, Tokyo Slide 54:œKameido Tenjin, Tokyo Slide 55:œYasukuni Shrine, Tokyo Slide 56:œ"The torii Hakone." Slide 57:œHigh Lantern in Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi shrine Slide 58:œSumiyoshi Shrine Temples Slide 59:œ"Fudo Temple, Narita near Tokio" Slide 60:œAsakusa Kanzeon Slide 61:œ"'Anamori' Temple near Tokio" Slide 62:œ"Tomb of Tokugawa-shogun at Shiba Park, Tokio" Slide 63:œUeno Tennoji Temple in Tokyo Slide 64:œ"Iyeyasu tomb Nikko." Slide 65:œ"Nis [?] of Niomon gate Nikko." Slide 66:œ"Interior Iyeyasu temple Nikko." Box 2 Temples continued Slide 67:œ"Steps to the gate of Hachiman temple, Kamakura." Slide 68:œ"Tsurugaoka Hachiman Temple, Kamakura Slide 69:œ"Five storied Pagoda, Kioto" Slide 70:œ"The back of Kiyomizu temple Kyoto." Slide 71:œ"'Biodo' Temple, Uji, near Kioto" Slide 72:œ"Tai-Kioku Temple, Kioto Proceeding Ancient Ceremony." Slide 73:œ"'Higashi' Temple, Kioto" Slide 74:œ"'Nishi-Hongan' Temple, Kioto." Slide 75:œMyokoku Temple in Sakai, Osaka City Views Slide 76:œ"'Ginza' Street, Tokio" Slide 77:œ"Shintomi Theatre, Tokio." Slide 78:œ"Nihonbashi street, Tokio" Slide 79:œ"Kudan, Tokio" Slide 80:œ"Military Museum, Tokio" Slide 81:œ"A court of Justice, Tokio" Slide 82:œ"Naval Department. Court of Justice. Dept of Justice affairs." Slide 83:œ"Overhead Railway in Tokio." Slide 84:œ"Pier at Yokohama." Slide 85:œYokohama Slide 86:œ"Navy Port of Yokosuka." Slide 87:œ"Umeda station, Osaka." Slide 88:œ"Shijiokawara, Kioto" Parks Slide 89:œJapanese Iris in Horikiri, Tokyo Slide 90:œUeno Park, Tokyo Slide 91:œ"'Ueno' Park, Tokio." Slide 92:œ"Zoological Garden at Ueno Park, Tokio." Slide 93:œ"Asakusa Park, Tokio." Slide 94:œ"Asakusa Park, Tokio." Slide 95:œ"'Asakusa' Park, Tokio" Slide 96:œ"Hibiya Park, Tokio." Slide 97:œ"'Mito' Park, near Tokio." Slide 98:œ"'Koraku' Park, Okayama." Sculpture Slide 99:œ"Bronze statue of Saigo at Ueno Park, Tokio." Slide 100:œ"Bronze statue of Warrior 'Nanko', Tokio." Slide 101:œ"stone images Nikko." Bridges Slide 102:œ"'Nijiu' Bridge of Imperial Palace." Tokyo Slide 103:œNijiu Bridge of Imperial Palace, Tokyo Slide 104:œAzuma Bridge, Tokyo Slide 105:œ"The stone bridge on the lotus pond, Hachiman temple Kamakura." Slide 106:œ"'Tenman' Bridge, Osaka." Slide 107:œ"Sanjio Bridge, Kioto." River and Falls Slide 108:œ"Ai𠅏ishing, Tama[gawa] River." Tokyo Slide 109:œ"'Kegon' Water�ll. Niko." Slide 110:œ"'Tamadare' Waterfall." Hakone Slide 111:œTatsu no River in Oji, near Tokyo Slide 112:œ"Sea—side of Sukekawa, Mito" Scenery, Landscapes Slide 113:œ"Futami—[ga]Ura, Ise." Slide 114:œ"Matsu—shima, Sendai." Slide 115:œ"Snow-view of Ayase, Tokio." Slide 116:œ"View of Hakone." Slide 117:œFull cherry blossoms at Mukojima Slide 118:œ"Cherry blossoms at the cliff of Kamonyama." Slide 119:œ"Cherry𠅋lossom on The Kumagai, near Tokio." Slide 120:œ"Full blossoms on Cherry Road, Yokohama" Mt. Fuji Slide 121:œ"Snow𠅌rowned Fuji from Ushinuma." Slide 122:œ"View of Mt Fuji" Slide 123:œ"Mt. Fuji from Tagonoura" Slide 124:œ"Mt. Fuji from Tagonoura" Slide 125:œ"Mt. Fuji on a moon light night." Slide 126:œ"Mt. Fuji viewed from Shoji lake." Slide 127:œ"Mt. Fuji viewed from Yamanaka lake & its refelec(sic)tion." Slide 128:œ"Spring View of Mt. Fuji from Gotemba." Slide 129:œ"Mt. Fuji viewed from Nishinoumi lake." Slide 130:œ"Mountain Guide of Mt. Fuji."
Arrangement:
1 linear foot : arranged by slide number and by topic
Box 1 : Women and daily life (1-13). Geisha (14-18). Sumo Wrestlers (19-23). Group of samurai (24). Palanquins (26-27). Customs (28-37). Market Scenes/Shops (38-47). Priests (48-51). Shrines (52-58). Temples (59-66).
Box 2 : Temples (c'td.) (67-75). City Views (76-88). Parks (89-98). Sculpture (99-101). Bridges (102-107). River and Falls (108-112). Scenic Landscapes (113-120). Mt. Fuji (121-130).
Biographical / Historical:
American engineer George Kroto (1873-1946) assembled this collection to document Japanese art and culture, while living in Japan from 1901-1910 under the employ of Takata & Co., Tokyo.
Local Numbers:
FSA A1992.02
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides -- 1900-1950
Citation:
George Kroto Lantern Slide Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Identifier:
FSA.A1992.02
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
One accordion album (19.5x x 15.5 x 3.5 cm.) of 46 hand tinted albumen prints of scenes and studio constructs of Japan. Covers are red lacquer with gold and silver decoration and ivory inlays. One inlay is lost and the covers are separated from the album. Prints are held loosely to the pages by pasted paper corners. . Album is likely a Yokohama studio creation of the 1890s, probably from the studio of Tamamura Kōzaburō.
玉村 康三郎 横浜写真
Arrangement:
in a box
Local Numbers:
FSA A2016.01
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Albumen prints
Albums
Identifier:
FSA.A2016.01
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 24 verso, 1st photograph; Taken during an offical visit by William H. Taft and Alice Roosevelt. Japan had recently defeated Russia and were eager to form a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken in July or October, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.41b.1
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 24 verso, 2nd photograph; Taken during an offical visit by William H. Taft and Alice Roosevelt. Japan had recently defeated Russia and were eager to form a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken in July or October, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.41b.2
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 24 verso, 3rd photograph; Taken during an offical visit by William H. Taft and Alice Roosevelt. Japan had recently defeated Russia and were eager to form a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken in July or October, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.41b.3
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 7 recto, 1st photograph; A photograph of a large crowd of dignitaries waiting for the delegates. Important dignitaries waiting include US Min. Lloyd C. Griscom, Consul Gen. H.B. Miller, representatives of the Japanese Imperial household, Foreign Office, War Department., and Asiatic Society. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.07b.1
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 7 recto, 2nd photograph; A photograph of William Taft and Alice Roosevelt disembarking from the SS Manchuria in Yokohama. Earlier in 1905, the Japanese had defeated Russia and were intent on forming a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.07b.2
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 7 recto, 3rd photograph; A photograph of dignitaries climbing the boarding ramp of the SS Manchuria to welcome their American guests. Earlier in 1905, Japan had defeated Russia and were intent on forming a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.07b.3
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 7 recto, 4th photograph; A photograph of dignitaries patiently waiting to welcome their American guests. Important dignitaries include US Min. Lloyd C. Griscom, Consul Gen. H.B. Miller, and representatives of the Japanese Imperial household, Foreign Office, War Dept., and Asiatic Society. Earlier in 1905, Japan had won a war against Russia and were intent on forming a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.07b.4
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 9 verso, 1st photograph; A back shot of Alice Roosevelt and William Taft being transported by carriage. The photograph was taken in Yokohama, Japan. This photo was taken between the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.09a.1
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 9 verso, 2nd photograph; Japanese men and women greet the American president's daughter. The Japanese had recently defeated Russia, and were eager to win Theodore Roosevelt's support for reparations at the Portsmouth Conference. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.09a.2
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 9 verso, 3rd photograph; A photograph that captures the large crowd of dignitaries that wanted to be the first to greet William Taft and Alice Roosevelt. Japan had recently defeated Russia and were eager to form a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.09a.3
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 9 verso, 4th photograph; A photograph of William Taft walking with his Japanese host and translator, Nagasaki Shōgo. Japan had recently defeated Russia and were eager to form a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.09a.4
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 9 recto, 1st photograph; A photograph of William H. Taft and Alice Roosevelt in a carriage with two dignitaries. One of the dignitaries, Nagasaki Shōgo, also served as Taft's translator. Japan had recently defetaed Russia and were eager to form a strong alliance with the US. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.09b.1
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 9 recto, 2nd photograph; A photograph of William Taft and Alice Roosevelt in a carriage with two dignitaries. One of the dignitaries, Nagasaki Shōgo, also served as Taft's translator. They were on their way to making the 10 am train to Tokyo. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.09b.2
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
July 25, 1905
Scope and Contents:
Folio 9 recto, 4th photograph; A photograph of Alice Roosevelt with a bouquet. Presumably, they are outside Yokohama station in which they had to take a 10 am train to Tokyo. This photo was taken on the 25th of July, 1905.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.09b.4
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Assembled by collectors Dr. Henry D. Rosin and Nancy Rosin to document nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century photography of Japan. Includes albumen prints, portions handcolored, some signed and numbered in the negative. Taken by photographers Felice Beato (b. ca. 1825), Baron Raimon von Stillfried (1938-1911), Kusakabe Kimbei (active 1880s), Ueno Hikoma (1838-1904), Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929) and unknown photographers to depict architecture, landscapes, formal studio portraits, and daily activities.
Arrangement:
Organized chronologically by the creators.
Biographical / Historical:
Henry and Nancy Rosin were collectors of Japanese photography of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
