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244 x 188 mm. Front view of the massive statue of the Buddha at Kamakura. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.

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265 x 205 mm. View looking along a harbour waterfront; location unidentified but probably a view south east along the Yokohama Bund.

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243 x 193 mm. View looking across the river towards wooded hills, with boats moored in the foreground and a small bridge in the distance. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.

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242 x 194 mm. View looking across a stretch of water towards the volcanic peak. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.

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244 x 192 mm. View of the well, covered by an open sided structure with an elaborately decorated roof. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.

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268 x 209 mm. General view of the temple which is built on a structure of wooden trestles overhanging a steep drop.

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A view showing Japanese women on the street. This image is similar to an instantaneous photograph reproduced in Norman, 'The real Japan' (1891), p. 298, captioned 'The visit to the flowers of Yoshiwara'.

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209 x 266 mm.

Scope and Contents This file contains notes for a projected magazine article on the comparative history of kissing from ancient to modern times. Bell sent out questionnaires soliciting information on the subject, and the file contains answers from the Gold Coast Acting Secretary of Native Affairs; the Japanese Counsellor of the British Embassy; the British Legation, Nepal; the British Consulate, Iceland; the British Consulate, Seoul; a missionary to China; the British Legation, Abyssinia; the Governor,...

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267 x 210 mm. View looking up a river gorge. The caption on the print itself reads "Ochiai Sekimon in Hodsugawa ". View presumably taken near Kyoto.

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240 x 194 mm. View of the wooden building known as the Monkey Stable. For a close up view of the carvings on the stable, see Y3039A/56. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.

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203 x 260 mm. Close up view of a temple carving, location unidentified, probably Nikko.

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268 x 205 mm. View showing rows of carved images in the temple.

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206 x 267 mm. Close up view of a temple carving, location unidentified, probably Nikko.

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268 x 211 mm. View from wooded hillside looking down on a small settlement of houses beside a river. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of albums, containing captioned black and white photographs, taken by one, or more, people travelling in the same group. The albums form a photographic account of a six-month long touring holiday.Of the albums, the first ten are all of the same style and manufacture and each has an embossed title on the front. They follow the journey chronologically. The remaining two contain a smaller selection of images from the same journey, again in chronological order. They are...

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

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An account of a journey undertook in 1953-1954 to Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Manila, North Borneo, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and the U.S.A. The volumes are undated, but the last entry in the epilogue is dated 1957.

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264 x 207 mm. View looking towards an open-sided wooden pavilion on a stone base, with richly carved details on lintels, brackets and base. The building is unidentified and appears to be a subsidiary wing of a larger structure.

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266 x 208 mm. View looking towards a Japanese house set among trees on a cliff top overlooking the sea.

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192 x 223 mm. View looking across a river towards the houses of a village. Location unidentified, possibly Omiya village, seen in Y302A/181.

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260 x 206 mm. View looking across a bay with a rocky headland in the foreground.