Great Kanto Earthquake photo album

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Great Kanto Earthquake photo album
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Title Great Kanto Earthquake photo album
Date Issued 1923
Abstract A photograph album containing black-and-white photographs documenting the aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which devastated the Kanto Plain on the island of Honshu on September 1, 1923. Included is a photo of a map of the region and a set of ticket stubs that are undated. Some photos contain captions in Japanese and one includes an English translation. The photographer(s) and compilers of the album are unknown.
Notes The album is undated. It has been inferred that it was created the year the earthquake occurred.
Physical Description 47 photographs in 1 album ; 17 x 25 cm
Languages Japanese, English
Place of Creation Kantō Region (Japan)
Genre Photograph albums
Genre Photographs
Subject Earthquakes – Japan – Kanto Region – Pictorial Works
Subject Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923 – Pictorial Works
Part of Photograph Albums of the Great Mino-Owari (1891) and Great Kanto (1923) Earthquakes
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Repository Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location Box 1 Folder 1
Rights Public Domain: We believe this material to be in the public domain and free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.