HeyJaredOld Photos of Japan
Your personal museum for Japan’s visual heritage of daily life between the 1850s and 1960s.
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A look Behind the Scenes: Making Maps (opens the original)
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Old Photos of Japan preserves and shares the visual heritage of daily life in Japan between the 1850s and 1960s. The project acquires, conserves, and researches original vintage images. Articles are freely accessible.Help grow the archive and support ongoing research by subscribing to the newsletter. Or make a donation through the official Old Photos of Japan website:Support<a class="
A Personal Update (opens the original)
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For nearly twenty years, I have worked to preserve and research Japan’s visual history before it disappears.Since 2007, I have collected original photographs, postcards, maps, prints, and other visual records of everyday life in Japan between the 1850s and 1960s. My hope has been to preserve as many as I can, research their stories, and share them freely with everyone interested in Japan’s past.The Duits Collection has grown to contain nearly 10,000 original historical items, along with tens of
Worshipping a Warrior (opens the original)
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Old Photos of Japan preserves and shares the visual heritage of daily life in Japan between the 1850s and 1960s. The project acquires, conserves, and researches original vintage images. Articles are freely accessible.Help grow the archive and support ongoing research by subscribing to the newsletter. Or make a donation through the official Old Photos of Japan website:Support<div class="captio
Edo: A Metropolis of Hostages (opens the original)
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Old Photos of Japan preserves and shares the visual heritage of daily life in Japan between the 1850s and 1960s. The project acquires, conserves, and researches original vintage images. Articles are freely accessible.Help grow the archive and support ongoing research by subscribing to the newsletter. Or make a donation through the official Old Photos of Japan website:Support<div class="captio
Edo: Japan's New Center of Power (opens the original)
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Old Photos of Japan preserves and shares the visual heritage of daily life in Japan between the 1850s and 1960s. The project acquires, conserves, and researches original vintage images. Articles are freely accessible.Help grow the archive and support ongoing research by subscribing to the newsletter. Or make a donation through the official Old Photos of Japan website:Support<div class="captio
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