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A Japanese woman wearing okosozukin (a combination of hood and veil) and coat. She carries an umbrella and had been photographed against a staged background of a winter scene.

A blind man blows a fife to advertise his services as a masseur for people suffering from rheumatism. He is shown using a walking cane and posed against a staged background of plants.

This is a Buddhist monk seated in front of a low table with a series of devotional objects including a bell and mallet. There are several hanging scrolls on the wall behind him. His hands are clasped in prayer. He holds a rosary. Turner's inscription…

This Shinto priest is standing in a recreation of the interior of a shrine.

Dashi or festival float. Turner’s inscription: "An immense float or car drawn through the street on certain religious festivals."

Koinobori (carp streamers), displayed during Boys’ Festival. Turner’s inscription, "Festival-for boys. In the month of May paper fish are hung up at the door of every home where there is a boy. The fish are presented by friends+ often one boy will…

An image of women at Mukojima, Toyko. They are sitting and standing around a table with what appears to be food and straw mats for sitting. A famous garden was established in Mukojima in the early 19th century, the Hyakkaen Gardens. The photographer…

An image of a group of Ainu people from the island of Ezo, later renamed Hokkaido. Turner has added the inscription, "These are Ainos or Ainus-the aborigines of the Japanese islands. There are now about 17000 of them all living in the northern…

An elderly man and woman Turner has labeled "Oba san" (grandmother, elder woman) "Oji san," (grandfather, elder man).

Two rikishi or professional sumô wrestlers posed as if in a dohyô (sumô ring) marked out by bales of rice straw. Turner has added the inscription, "Wrestlers in regulation costume. Wresting is the traditional sport in Japan. But they do it in a very…