Destroyed buildings in Kasamatsu after an earthquake, page, photomechanical print, Kasamatsu, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, Japan, after 1891-10-28 - in or before 1892, photographer, Chubu, Gifu, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 211 mm x width 285 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari earthquake 1891, A wide, desaturated scene shows an outdoor area cluttered with makeshift structures, thatch roofs, and scattered debris extending into a background of trees and low buildings; large cylindrical wooden tubs are grouped near the center right with small human figures near them, and more people are visible throughout the scene engaged in various activities; trees rise on the left and in the distance, and several simple houses and sheds are interspersed among vegetation; in the foreground there are bundles of straw, containers, baskets, and tools arranged near the huts, with poles and ropes stretching across parts of the image.
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Destroyed buildings in Kasamatsu after an earthquake, page, photomechanical print, Kasamatsu, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, Japan, after 1891-10-28 - in or before 1892, photographer, Chubu, Gifu, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 211 mm x width 285 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari earthquake 1891, A wide, desaturated scene shows an outdoor area cluttered with makeshift structures, thatch roofs, and scattered debris extending into a background of trees and low buildings; large cylindrical wooden tubs are grouped near the center right with small human figures near them, and more people are visible throughout the scene engaged in various activities; trees rise on the left and in the distance, and several simple houses and sheds are interspersed among vegetation; in the foreground there are bundles of straw, containers, baskets, and tools arranged near the huts, with poles and ropes stretching across parts of the image.

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Destroyed buildings Kasamatsu earthquake page photomechanical print cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa Japan 1891-10-28 - 1892 photographer Chubu Gifu paper collotype photoprint height 211 mm x width 285 mm ruin building architecture consequences Mino–Owari earthquake 1891 wide desaturated scene outdoor area cluttered makeshift structures thatch roofs scattered debris extending background trees low buildings large cylindrical wooden tubs grouped near center right small human figures near them people visible scene engaged various activities trees rise left distance several simple houses sheds interspersed vegetation foreground bundles straw containers baskets tools arranged near huts poles ropes stretching across parts image

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