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- Collection: Willam P. Turner Photograph Collection
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Japanese family travelling
An image of a family posing as if they were setting out on a journey. The father is carrying one of the children and the family's luggage using a pole to balance the two baskets. The mother is carrying a baby on her back. The photographer (Kusakabe…
Acrobats performing
A group of acrobats performing to a drum being played by an adult. Turner has added the inscription, "Street acrobats."
Woman weaving on a two shaft loom
A woman weaving silk on a two shaft pedal loom Turner has added the inscription, "Beautiful paterns [sic] of silk are made on a loom like this. One of the marvels of Japanese industrial art is the simplicity and paucity of their tools."
Spinning Silk
The woman on the right is operating a semi-automatic spinning wheel. The man on the left is sitting operating a smaller version of the same machine. The photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei?) has labeled the print "Spining silk," and Turner has added the…
Women unwinding silk cocoons
This print shows three women in the process of unwinding silk from cocoons and winding them in preparation for spinning.Turner has added the inscription "working in silk."
Women processing cocoons for silk
This print shows a group of women processing cocoons for silk. On the viewer's left is a rack containing four trays of silkworm cocoons. More cocoons are in a basket in front of the rack and in front of and next to the woman sitting in the back. The…
Men pounding rice
An image of three men actively threshing rice using a foot operated device overseen by a fourth man. The photographer has labelled the print, "43. Pounding rice."
Carpenters
This is a scene of carpenters working on large beams for the building behind them. The photographer has labelled the print, "111. Carpenters.," and Turner has added the inscription, "Carpenters. Japanese pull the plane and saw."
Vendor serving food from a portable kitchen
A street vendor serves food to a customer. Turner's inscription reads, "A kind of kitchen carried about the streets on the shoulder. It is a wonderful contrivance."
Fruit and Vegetable Vendor
A street vendor wearing a straw jacket selling produce from a set of baskets carried by a pole across his shoulders. Turner has added the inscription, "A street vendor of vegetables and fruit."