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17105
TitleNishi Hongwanji Temple, Fukui
Date Created1905
DescriptionNishi Hongwanji Temple in Fukui, Japan.
17106
TitleFukui Castle bridge
Date Created1871
DescriptionOne of the bridges over the Fukui castle moat. Griffis's note reads: "Bridge leading to the interior of the castle, 1871."
17107
TitleShinmei Temple (Shinto), Fukui
Date Created1900
DescriptionShinmei Shrine (神明神社) in Fukui, Japan.
17108
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.
17109
TitleStreet scene (main highway), Fukui
Date Created1900
DescriptionView of a main street in Fukui, Japan in 1900. Griffis's note reads: "The average main street in an average inland city."
17110
TitlePortrait of David Murray
Date Created1868
DescriptionDavid Murray was born in Bovina, New York, in October 1830. He went to Union College of New York and graduated in 1849. He became a professor at Rutgers College in 1857 teaching mathematics,...
17111
TitleMemorial service held by Japanese government representatives at the grave of David Murray
Date Created1910-02-21
DescriptionA memorial service for David Murray held by representatives of the Japanese government at his grave on February 21, 1910. The service was attended by (from left to right) Baron Kikuchi Dairoku...
17112
TitlePortrait of Iwakura Tomosada
Date Created1901
DescriptionIwakura Tomosada (岩倉具定; Asahi (旭)), son of Iwakura Tomomi (岩倉具視), studied under Guido Verbeck in Nagasaki, then departed for the United States in 1870, together with his brother,...
17113
TitleSatsuma's factory, Kagoshima
Date Created1870-11-16
DescriptionThe Kagoshima factory was Japan's first European-style cotton spinning mill powered by steam engines constructed in 1857 by Shimazu Nariakira (島津斉彬), the daimyo of Satsuma domain. Of the...
17114
TitlePortrait of Ibuka Kajinosuke
Date Created1908-04-20
DescriptionIbuka Kajinosuke (井深梶之助) was born in Aizu in the final years of Tokugawa as a son of a samurai and fought in the Battle of Aizu. After the Meiji Restoration, he was sent to Yokohama to study...