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Japanese photographs

Consists of 48 photographs of daily Japanese life likely taken between 1910 and 1920 including farm work, the selling of goods, and ceremonial activities and dress. The photographs may represent a mass-produced set purchased by Martha Edna Breithaupt while attending the World Sunday School Conference in Osaka, Japan in October of 1920.

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Unidentified group standing next to car with dogs seated inside
Titled based on contents of photo., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Is this China or Japan? There were cars like this in Japan (identified on back).", Caption on verso reads: "At the Wrights - Shih Chia Chwang. Mr. Bungey - yours [Edna Breithaupt] - Gertrude Nelly."
Unidentified woman in cart with umbrella
Titled based on contents of photo., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "The umbrella looks Japanese but the cart &men do not. Is this Gertrude Nelly? (see 47)."
Waterfall with wooden bridge overhead
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Waterfall. Where?"
Woman and child dressed for a festival
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Dressed for a festival."
Woman and two children standing outside of a home
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Probably the home of a well-to-do farmer."
Woman bathing in a country house
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Bathing in a country house in the 1920's."
Woman making rice flour with a wooden tool
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Making rice flour."
Woman standing at the door of a [restaurant?]
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "I think this is a restaurant."
Woman standing next to seaweed drying racks
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Drying racks for seaweed (nori). This method is still used in Japan (1987). The hair style on the young girl is known as "Nihyaku-Sankochi" after the Japanese mountain conquered in war about the time of W.W.I."
Woman working to stretch and starch fabric
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Stretching fabric on board &starching it straight. Kimonos were taken apart for cleaning and either re-sewn or used to make other clothing."
Workers standing in water gathering rice
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Gathering rice."
Workers threshing rice
Title based on contents of photo and notes from Kyoko Kawashima., Note from Kyoko Kawashima: "Girls threshing rice. Girl on right is fanning away the chaff. Umbrellas to left would be made of bamboo and oil paper."

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