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Kawaraban : Yokohama yūjomachi
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Black and white kawaraban or news-sheet announcing the opening of a new pleasure quarter, Gankiro, exclusively for foreigners in Yokohama. Illustration shows ships from United States, Netherlands, Russia, England, France and Japan and displays a price list at the right upper corner.
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Compliments of Mason, Ehrman & Co. Tea importers : Portland, Oregon. Showing the process of preparing their famous Golden Crown brand, of Japan tea
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An accordion foldout print on Japanese paper advertising Mason, Ehrman & Co.'s Golden Crown Tea. The print is enclosed within two chrysanthemum-patterned cloth covered boards and inscribed "To Zaidee by a traveling man from Mason, Ehrman and Co. in Portland, Oregon," with the name "Gussie" inscribed on another panel. The item includes twelve color woodblock prints done by an unknown printer; eleven of the prints depict the process of preparing and shipping tea in Japan with captions below each scene. The twelfth print includes text by the company advertising the product, along with an image of a crown trademark. Scenery includes Japanese landscape, architecture, ships, and people in traditional dress. From left-to-right captions read: picking tea; carrying tea from the garden to be fired; first process native firing; second process native firing; native sifting; hand picking; pan firing at Yokohama; basket firing at Yokohama; packing & sifting and Yokohama; tea firing premises Yokohama; shipping tea by Empress of India.
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Fukushō Kihadashisu Anan no zu
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Black and white kawaraban, dating from probably the 1850s, depicts a figure who resembles other portraits of members of Perry's mission to Japan. The term used to describe his position is the Japanese equivalent of "Imperial Commissioner" - an expression originally used to designate emissaries from the Chinese imperial court, but also applied to senior members of the Perry mission. The name "Kihadansu Anan" does not correspond to the name of any members of the mission, but may be an misreading of the name of Commander Henry A. Adams or Lieutenant Joseph H. Adams. The text tells us that in response to his king's order he landed in Yokohama with an application to trade.
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Chinese emigration to America: sketch on board the steam-ship Alaska, bound for San Francisco
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Image shows food being served and eaten by Chinese emigrants between decks. Reprinted a month later in Harper's Weekly, May 20, 1876. "LR or RL"--signature, lower right corner of image. "A 15"--in ms., in pencil, upper right corner of sheet. "40- ixgA"--on mat, in ms., in pencil, lower right corner.
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Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe. approximately 1910
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A composite image of the Tahoe Tavern and Lake Tahoe. The image of Tahoe Tavern, on the right, shows the large, rustic building surrounded by pines. The image of Lake Tahoe, on the left, shows the lake from a hilly vantage with snow-covered mountains in the background.
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Commercial Map of the World Showing Location of Virginia
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Map shows trade routes of regular steamship li/nes and continental railways. "By Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng. 1875." "No. 3. (upper right) Latitude of Virginia 38°" Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: HL sticker: 128082.
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