Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection Shows a Bygone Era in Colorful Images, 1870s-1910s

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These glass-plate photographs depicting life in Japan were collected in Yokohama during the years 1908–1918 by Herbert Geddes, a manager for a Canadian import-export company. Originally, these types of photographs were sold as postcards or souvenirs to foreign tourists that had an interest in Japan. The subjects of these photos include civil structures such as […]

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