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A greengrocer and his family. The photographer has labeled the print, "C38. Fruit Shop."

A shop selling various items for use in homes, such as various types of pots, and braziers. The photographer has labelled the print, "D43.A Dealer in Furniture.," and Turner has added the inscription, "All kinds of hardware."

People dressed as itinerant clerics pose with a Buddhist portable shrine. The photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei?) has labelled the print, "C98. Pilgrims."

The photographer has labeled the print, "J7I. Buddhist Priests.," and Turner has added the inscription, "These are begging pilgrims."

Turner has labeled this print as an image of "A funeral procession." An almost identical print located in the Nagasaki University Library and attributed to the studio of Suzuki Shinichi is described as depicting an important Buddhist memorial…

Labelled "Morning prayer of budhist's priest [sic]" by the photographer, this image shows a priest seated in front of a r altar.

These two women are demonstrating a formal greeting in a staged scene against a painted backdrop. The photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei?) has labeled the print, "C29. Ceremony of Japanese.," and Turner has added the inscription, "friends meeting and…

This image is labeled "550 Geisha Girls" by the photographer. It is be a staged scene with three women, one of whom is cradling a child who is looking at a book. the woman to the left is in a similar pose, holding except instead of a child she is…

Two girls are sitting at desks, copying hiragana (native Japanese syllabary) characters. The elderly man posing as their teacher is sitting on the right is sitting in front of a desk on which are books and writing tools. Behind them are a painted…

Two women posed as sleeping in the same bed. They are sleeping on one futon mat underneath a padded kimono. Around them are furnishings suggestive of domesticity: a folding screen draped with clothing, a chest of drawers, lamp, etc. Turner has added…