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Showing posts with label 1905. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1905. Show all posts

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Old Japan

Long Haired Beauty of Old Japan -- The Transformation of a Geisha from East to West, Ca 1905 Meiji-era Portrait of a Japanese girl.
flickr | Okinawa Soba

Friday, September 14, 2012

Sada Koyama


Sadayakko as Ophelia, born in 1871, Sadayakko (貞奴) was her stage name as an actress and dancer, derived from a combination of her real name, Sada Koyama, and her geisha name, Yakko. c. 1905
Source: hyperealism

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

T. Enami

Three Geisha and a Stone Lantern, ca.1905 by T. Enami of Yokohama


Source: t-enami | flickr | Meiji-era Loveliness

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Jack Britton


Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 - March 27, 1962) was three-time world welterweight boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York. His professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905.
Source: altervista | google