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TitlePortrait of William Elliot Griffis in later life
Date Created1900
DescriptionGriffis departed from Japan in 1874, and did not return until in 1926. He returned to Japan as an honored guest with his wife, Frances. At this time he was decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun...
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TitlePortrait of William Elliot Griffis and his wife, Sarah Frances King, in traditional Japanese attire
Date Created1926-1927
DescriptionWilliam E. Griffis and his second wife, Sarah Frances King during their return visit to Japan in 1926-1927.
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TitleWestern-style house built for William Elliot Griffis in Fukui
Date Created1871
DescriptionWestern-style houses in Fukui that were built for foreign teachers of Meishinkan (明新館) domain school. The one on the left was built for William E. Griffis and was completed in September of 1871.
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TitleEdward Warren Clark and another figure inside his house, Shizuoka
Date Created1873
DescriptionE. W. Clark and an unidentified individual inside the American's teacher house.
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TitleInterior of Edward Warren Clark's house, Shizuoka
Date Created1873
DescriptionThe inside of E. W. Clark's house in Shizuoka (静岡).
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TitleEdward Warren Clark seated inside his house, Shizuoka
Date Created1873
DescriptionE. W. Clark inside his house in Shizuoka (静岡).
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TitleGroup portrait of Margaret Clark Griffis with Japanese students
Date Created1873-1874
DescriptionMargaret Clark Griffis, older sister of William E. Griffis, ventured to Japan in 1872 at the request of her brother. In Japan, she taught and became the princeipal of Tokyo Government Girls' School...
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TitlePortrait of Mary Eddy Kidder
Date Created1869
DescriptionMary Kidder left the United States in 1869 and became the first unmarried female missionary to settle in Japan. She was initially hired by the government as an English teacher; however, a year after...
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TitleGroup portrait of Samuel Robbins Brown and his students in Yokohama
Date Created1870-1879
DescriptionSamuel R. Brown was one of the first three Reformed Church missionaries sent to Japan in 1859. first taught at the Yokohama Academy (Eigakusho, 英学所), a language school for customs officials and...
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TitleGroup portrait of Edward Warren Clark and students at Shizuoka Gakumonjo
Date Created1873
DescriptionThis photograph shows Clark surrounded by his Japanese students in Shizuoka (静岡).