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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.

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.

Composite of professional photographs of babies' faces. The handwritten caption reads "These are the actual photographs of 1700 Japanese babies, taken during 10 years by a Tokyo photographer. There are two foreign babies in the group." The studio's…

Studio portrait of William Pattillo Turner and his family. Left to right, William Pattillo, William Taylor Turner (1900-1996), John Taylor Turner (1902-1940), Katharyn Martha Turner (b. 1897), Alice Mae Taylor Turner (1867 – 1956)

Portrait of Alice Mae Turner holding an infant Katharyn Martha Turner, standing in front of the shuttered windows of a European-style building. To the right appears to be a baby carriage. The handwritten caption at left reads "Katharyn and Alice…

Photograph of three people—two Western, one Japanese. The handwritten caption reads "Tadotsu." The photograph seems to have been torn out of an album, and the upper tear mark matches with the lower tear mark on the photo in record 17337290.

Photograph of three adults and one child (infant on bed). Handwritten caption, "Tadotsu." Date is approximately 1898. The photo appears to have been torn out of an album; the lowertear mark matches with the upper tear mark on the photo in record…

William P. Turner holds his infant daughter Katharyn on his knee in a studio photograph, perhaps torn from an album. Caption in pen on left side, "Katharyn and William Pattillo"

A grouping of about 70 people, mostly children but also a few adults, pose for a portrait on some rocks. Some hold umbrellas (both paper and cloth) or wear sedge hats. The children are poorly clothed but very active. Mountains are in the background.…

Portrait of Katharyn Martha Turner (b. 1897) at approximately 4 years old, standing in front of the wall of a wooden building.