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The Headquarters of the Mitsubishi Corporation in Tokyo, 1920.
Marunouchi, Babasaki street, Tokyo, c. 1920. This three-story red brick building located in the Marunouchi financial district near the Imperial Palace was the headquarters of the Mitsubishi Corporation in the 1920s. Japanese National Research...
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Inca Road Rest Station
An Inca rest station on the Inca Trail, Peru. Such stations were built at regular intervals along most major Inca highways.
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Elephant & Castle Station, the Blitz
A photograph showing civilians sheltering in the Elephant and Castle station of the London Underground during the London Blitz of 1940-1. (Imperial War Museums)
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Vigilant’s Station, Hadrian's Villa
The vigilant's station is a multi-level structure in Hadrian's Villa in Tivoly (Italy). It is referred to as "service buildings", and it is often associated with the vigilants or guards who protected the villa.
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Trading Station, Belgian Congo
An 1889 photograph of a trading station or river 'factory' in the Belgian Congo. Such stations bought and sold commodities like ivory and rubber.
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J. E. B. Stuart - The Cavalier of the Confederacy
James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864), better known by his initials as J. E. B. Stuart, was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Known for his flashy style of dressing and his daring raids behind Union lines...
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View of Main Hall at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple
Founded in 645 CE, Sensoji Temple grew in popularity in the mid-9th century CE and remained a center of culture and worship in Tokyo. The temple is located in Tokyo's historic Asakusa ward.
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Torii Gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo
This is one of two entrances to the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, which are marked by large wooden torii gates. At Shinto shrines in Japan, the torii demarcates the dividing line between profane and sacred spaces. At the Meiji Jingu...
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Emperor Meiji Moving from Kyoto to Tokyo
The palanquin and procession of Emperor Meiji moving from Kyoto to Tokyo through the Tokaido road. Drawing published on the 20 February 1869 issue of Le Monde Illustré, after a croquis by Alfred Roussin, French navy officer in Japan. National...
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Tokyo Imperial University
Tokyo Imperial University, 1925.