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Black and white photograph of a Chinese woman in a silk Manchu-style robe with side closure and elaborate embroidery. She wears an elaborate headdress with a peacock, flowers and tassels. (Possibly a bride). The background of the photograph includes…

Black and white photograph of an embroidered silk square with gold couched thread. Scene depicts a man standing on a dragon with a fish tail in the sea. On and island to the right is a sage holding something in his hand, a boy holding an umbrella…

Black and white photograph of the man's Chinese outer jacket of dark plain woven silk with ball buttons closing the front opening. In the center of the jacket is an embroidered rank badge depicting a crane, fruit, flowers and waves.

A: 15 China postcards, 11 of Mukden and 4 of people, etc., some tinted B: 70 Japan postcards, people, river scenes, Kyoto, shrines, buildings, some tinted, early 20th c. C: 97 Korea postcards, 63 of people and daily life, 34 of buildings, sites and…

Studio Portrait of Kobayashi Family in paper envelope on card backing. Mother and two daughters are seated on wooden chairs. There are four daughters and three sons. Two oldest sons wear schol uniforms. Father stands in dark western suit. Youngest…

Eleven postcards of China, mostly of Mukden. The front has a caption in English and Japanese along the bottom. On the back is place or a postage stamp and it says at the top "Carte Postale." A: Black and White postcard, Japanese made, titled "The…

Colorized black & white photograph postcard of a seated woman holding a cigarette, with one leg crossed over the other. Her right arm rests on a table covered by a striped cloth. Along the bottom in blue is "KEE SAN," followed by Chinese characters.

Colorized black & white photograph postcard of a standing woman holding a basket of flowers. Caption along the bottom is the same as #1, except # is (549).

Colorized black & white photograph postcard of a man and woman. Potted plants on the floor on either side and on the tables to each side. He wears a hat. At the bottom is "KEE SAN" and Chinese characters.

Colorized black & white photograph postcard of a woman ironing cloths on the floor with a skillet-like object. There is a potted plant in the background. "FLAT IRONING" and Chinese characters along the bottom.