Caption

Temporary housing along the Biwajima River in Japan, page, photomechanical print, Japan, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, after 1891-10-28 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 223 mm x width 287 mm, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, housing, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891, A dirt path runs through a village lined with simple thatched and tiled roofs on one side and fabric-covered stalls and woven fences on the other, with several people walking and standing along the path and clustered near the foreground; trees and tall slender palms rise behind the houses toward the center, while a branch with sparse leaves frames the upper right, and a river or body of water is visible beyond the fences on the right.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_403

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Rights managed

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56.0Mb (9.8Mb) / 16.8in x 13.0in / 5037 x 3887 (300dpi)

Keywords

Temporary housing Biwajima River Japan page photomechanical print cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa 1891-10-28 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 223 mm x width 287 mm ruin dwelling house castle housing consequences earthquake Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891 dirt path runs village lined simple thatched tiled roofs side fabric-covered stalls woven fences several people walking standing path clustered near foreground trees tall slender palms rise houses center branch sparse leaves frames upper right river body water visible beyond fences right