[Scrapbook]

[Scrapbook]

Postcards, stamps, envelops, cloth cuts, etc. of Japan.

A scrapbook with various items including: circulated letter envelopes, telegram receipt (dated 3/24/1913), cloth cuts from Japanese-style clothing, circulated stamps, circulated postcards, cutoffs from newspapers/magazines, etc.

[1910s]

Weichen Yao, Mian Sun, Evan Lea

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Japanese, English

Scrapbook

#1764

(On a page under a receipt of telegram): "Telegram";
(On a page under a photo of a Japanese women): "A Japanese Bride"

Color and B/W

Good condition. Slight wrinkles on some pages.

The envelops and telegram receipts have been sent to the Shirakuma (白熊) family in Osaka, with stamps of dates vary around 1910s.

1910s

The cover and back of the scrapbook was made of thick cardboard-paper, with metal edges on each corner for protection purpose. The pages of the scrapbook were made of rough, yellow, hard paper. The binding of the scrapbook is made of metal.

Taishō Period

There are written English captions under several items, so this scrapbook is assumed to be formerly collected by an English speaker.

(on the items of the scrapbook): Japanese, English;
(on the side of the scrapbook): English.