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Bankoku shinbunshi

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Description: Edited by Michael Buckworth Bailey the British consular chaplain in Yokohama. This was one of the earliest newspapers in Japan and provided a mixture of news, history, advertisements and information about western culture for a Japanese audience.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: Keiō 3 [1867]-[1869]
Call number: 653600
Provenance: Purchased from Asia Bookroom, July 2021.
Dimensions: 27 cm
Associated people: Bailey, Michael Buckworth, (1827-1899,)
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Panama Taiheiyō Bankoku Daihakurankai. Dai 1 = The Panama Pacific International Exposition

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Published in anticipation of the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. Gives plans and aims of the Exposition as well as discussing the history of the Panama Canal and United States-Japan trade relations and the history of Japanese migrants to the United States. Extensive advertisements of Japanese businesses and directory of Japanese residents in California are also included.

653618

S. S. "Malolo" around Pacific cruise 1929 : Japan itineraries and sightseeing program

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[6] p. of advertisements at back of book. Cover illustration. "O'Dell's service bureau, Yamashita-cho, Yokohama, Japan"--p. [ii]. "2.03"--stamped, orange ink, p. 1, p. 4, p. 6, p. 7, & p. 10. Itineraries for cruise to Japan; including lists of attractions and local advertisements. Focus of item: Malolo.

ephJHK 00983

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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.

priPEF 16

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F. C. Thompson photograph album

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An album of photographs taken by American businessman F. C. Thompson, documenting his time living in Yokohama, Japan, from 1920 to 1921. Thompson managed the Dollar Steamship Lines office in Yokohama, and is seen experiencing some local customs and socializing mostly with other Western men and women, who are identified in handwritten captions. They are seen at various locations including the Grand Hotel, the Oriental Palace Hotel, the Yacht and Rowing Club, and visiting nearby rural areas. Many images depict street scenes, architecture and people in Japan, including scenes of female laborers, agricultural crops and workers, and "elite" women traveling in hand-carried slings. Thompson is seen joining a Japanese motorcycle club, at a rugby match, and on vacation in the countryside in a traditional Japanese house. Some images depict the ships and crews of the Dollar Steamship Lines and Pacific Mail Steamship Company (which would eventually merge into one company). The photographs are accompanied by detailed captions identifying locations.

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Bankoku ryakusetsu

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The author was considered a pioneer who introduced western science and technology into Japan. This work is based on scientific theories, using many maps and diagrams to show how the earth revolves around the sun on its own axis, the cause of night and day, and the four seasons.

751742

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Photograph album of United States naval activities in Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, and United States

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This photo album was compiled by a member of the United States Navy who was aboard the USS Wisconsin between 1902 and 1904. The 48 black-and-white photographs are accompanied by extensive handwritten descriptions. The photos depict American, British, and Japanese military ships. The U.S. Naval ships include the USS Adams, the USS Kentucky, the USS Oregon, and the USS Wisconsin. The locations represented in the photographs include San Diego, California; Yokosuka, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Hong Kong; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Manila, Philippines. The photographs depict views of military boats and crew, shipping docks, a few views of churches and street scenes, and the Queen's Palace in Honolulu.

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