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Osaka Collection

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses

Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses
Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - Rolling Mills, and the Cutting-out Presses. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Tennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s

Tennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Prince Shotoku Taishi - son of 31st Emperor Yomei-tenno

Prince Shotoku Taishi - son of 31st Emperor Yomei-tenno
Prince Shotoku (574622) - also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya - a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko

Background imageOsaka Collection: Canal, Osaka, Japan

Canal, Osaka, Japan

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - canal at Osaka early 1900s

Japan - canal at Osaka early 1900s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Theatre Street, Osaka, Japan

Theatre Street, Osaka, Japan

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - Osaka theatre street early 1900s

Japan - Osaka theatre street early 1900s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Industrial Exhibition in Osaka, Japan in 1903

Industrial Exhibition in Osaka, Japan in 1903. Date: 1903

Background imageOsaka Collection: Scene from Japanese Noh Drama, Eguchi

Scene from Japanese Noh Drama, Eguchi
Scene from the Japanese Noh Drama, Eguchi - the yokyoku (noh song) Eguchi is thought to have been composed by the priest Ikkyu-Zenji

Background imageOsaka Collection: Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events

Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise

Background imageOsaka Collection: Beauty of Japan's Textiles

Beauty of Japan's Textiles - the young woman on the left, holding a battledore, is in formal New Year's Day dress. The one on the right is in a homongi, a costume suitable for paying visits

Background imageOsaka Collection: Canal, Osaka, Japan, c. 1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Canal, Osaka, Japan, c. 1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph
Canal, Osaka, Japan, c.1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Background imageOsaka Collection: Traffic and pedestrians on the Daikoku bridge, Osaka, Japan

Traffic and pedestrians on the Daikoku bridge, Osaka, Japan, late 19th century

Background imageOsaka Collection: Waterfront view, Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan

Waterfront view, Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOsaka Collection: Naniwa Bashi bridge, Osaka, Japan

Naniwa Bashi bridge, Osaka, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOsaka Collection: Tenjinbashi, steel bridge, Osaka, Japan

Tenjinbashi, steel bridge, Osaka, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOsaka Collection: Shinsai Bashi steel bridge at Osaka

Shinsai Bashi steel bridge at Osaka. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOsaka Collection: Chinese advertising poster for Nakatas Blutose Tonic

Chinese advertising poster for Nakatas Blutose Tonic
Chinese advertising poster for the Japanese product, Nakatas Blutose Tonic showing a woman holding a bottle made by T. Fujisawa & Co Ltd in Osaka, Japan

Background imageOsaka Collection: Tea house, Osaka, Japan, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Tea house, Osaka, Japan, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Naniwa Bridge, osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Naniwa Bridge, osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Street scene in Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Street scene in Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Pagoda at Shi Tenwoji, Osaka, Japan 1870s. Date: 1870s

Pagoda at Shi Tenwoji, Osaka, Japan 1870s. Date: 1870s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Iron bridge, possibly Osaka, Japan, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Iron bridge, possibly Osaka, Japan, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: The ornate yet functional Sumiyoshi Bridge at Osaka. Date: 1890s

The ornate yet functional Sumiyoshi Bridge at Osaka. Date: 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Osaka: Sumiyoshi Bridge Date: 1890s

Osaka: Sumiyoshi Bridge Date: 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex, Sennichimae, Osaka, Japan

Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex, Sennichimae, Osaka, Japan
Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex / Amusement Park, Sennichimae (Sennichimaye), Osaka, Japan - popular shopping street/district

Background imageOsaka Collection: Old Japanese Matchbox label with two birds

Old Japanese Matchbox label with two birds made in Osaka, Japan for the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Street scene, Osaka, Japan

Street scene, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - Osaka - Poole Girls School

Japan - Osaka - Poole Girls School
The Bishop Pooles Memorial Girls School in Osaka, Japan - one of the flagship CMS (Christian Missionary Service) Schools in Japan. The school opened in 1879. Date: circa 1910

Background imageOsaka Collection: Daiki Building, Corner of Uehonmachi Street, Osaka, Japan

Daiki Building, Corner of Uehonmachi Street, Osaka, Japan. The building was the Osaka railway terminal for the Osaka Electric Railway Co

Background imageOsaka Collection: Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex, Sennichimae, Osaka, Japan

Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex, Sennichimae, Osaka, Japan
Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex / Amusement Park, Sennichimae (Sennichimaye), Osaka, Japan - popular shopping street/district

Background imageOsaka Collection: Old Japanese Matchbox label with acrobats

Old Japanese Matchbox label with acrobats made in Osaka in Japan for the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Old Japanese Matchbox label with dog

Old Japanese Matchbox label with dog
Old Japanese Matchbox label with a dog made by Akamatsu in Osaka in Japan Date: 1890

Background imageOsaka Collection: Old Japanese Matchbox label with a mandolin

Old Japanese Matchbox label with a mandolin for Superior Trademark safety matches Ashinomiyako manufactured by Nayai Sahu Osaka in Japan for the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Women in Osaka, Japan

Women in Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1920

Background imageOsaka Collection: Old Japanese Matchbox label with Whooping Cranes

Old Japanese Matchbox label with Whooping Cranes made in Osaka in Japan Date: c. 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Bridge, Osaka, Japan, circa 1890

Bridge, Osaka, Japan, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Background imageOsaka Collection: Shinsaibashi Bridge, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s

Shinsaibashi Bridge, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOsaka Collection: The walls of Osaka Castle, Japan, circa 1880s

The walls of Osaka Castle, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Theatre Street, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s

Theatre Street, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Iron bridge, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s

Iron bridge, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOsaka Collection: The Iron Bridge, Osaka, Japan, 1870s

The Iron Bridge, Osaka, Japan, 1870s. Date: 1870s

Background imageOsaka Collection: The Osaka Appellate Court, Japan

The Osaka Appellate Court, Japan
The Osaka Appellate Court (Court of Appeals) Building, Japan. Date: circa 1920

Background imageOsaka Collection: Elegant Yodoyabashi Bridge, Osaka, Japan

Elegant Yodoyabashi Bridge, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1906

Background imageOsaka Collection: Bridge at Sumiyoshi taisha (Grand Shrine) in Osaka, Japan

Bridge at Sumiyoshi taisha (Grand Shrine) in Osaka, Japan
The Taiko bashi (Bridge) at the Sumiyoshi taisha (Grand Shrine) in Osaka, Japan. Date: 1909

Background imageOsaka Collection: Amida Temple Pagoda, Osaka, Japan

Amida Temple Pagoda, Osaka, Japan
Amida Lake Temple Pagoda, Osaka, Japan - one of many in a Buddhist complex built at the end of the 6th century. Date: 1905

Background imageOsaka Collection: Elegant Koraibashi Bridge, Osaka, Japan

Elegant Koraibashi Bridge, Osaka, Japan. In 1870, the original wooden bridge was replaced by an iron bridge built by Alt & Co.1

Background imageOsaka Collection: The Hall of the Electrical Engineering Department, Osaka

The Hall of the Electrical Engineering Department, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Sennichimae (Sennichimaye), Osaka, Japan

Sennichimae (Sennichimaye), Osaka, Japan - popular shopping street/district. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: The Osaka Tenmangu Shinto shrine, Osaka, Japan

The Osaka Tenmangu Shinto shrine, Osaka, Japan
The Osaka Tenmangu Shrine is a Shinto shrine founded in AD 949 in Osaka. The Tenjin Festival is held here annually. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan

Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Dotonbori (Theatre Street), Osaka, Japan

Dotonbori (Theatre Street), Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan / Osaka 1935

Japan / Osaka 1935
Osaka: Nakanoshima, the civic and business centre Date: 1935

Background imageOsaka Collection: Tsutenkaku tower, Shinsekai, Osaka, Japan

Tsutenkaku tower, Shinsekai, Osaka, Japan
Tsutenkaku (meaning Tower Reaching Heaven), in the Shinsekai district of Osaka, Japan. Based on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it was built in 1912. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - A Peculiar Native Bridge at Sumi-Yoshi

Japan - A Peculiar Native Bridge at Sumi-Yoshi
Lantern slide of a Peculiar Native Bridge at Sumi-Yoshi. Bridge has very high arch. Soribashi is one of the representative structures of Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - A new light iron bridge at Osaka

Japan - A new light iron bridge at Osaka
Lantern slide of a new light iron bridge at Osaka.. Part of Box 158 Japan, part of Boswell Collection, slide no. 28 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - A little shrine on Ishi-yama, near Otsu Otsu

Japan - A little shrine on Ishi-yama, near Otsu Otsu
Lantern slide of a little shrine on Ishi-yama, near Otsu. Otsu (Otsu-shi) is a small village in Japan. It is located about five miles from Kyoto

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - The town Otsu, on lake Biwa Otsu

Japan - The town Otsu, on lake Biwa Otsu
Lantern slide of the town Otsu, on lake Biwa. Otsu (Otsu-shi) is a small village in Japan. It is located about five miles from Kyoto, and is considered a central and strategic location in Japan

Background imageOsaka Collection: Souvenir dish with flags of Great Britain and Japan

Souvenir dish with flags of Great Britain and Japan
A very rare souvenir dish with the engraved flags of Great Britain and Japan, together with the name of KOBE, the Japanese port on Osaka Bay on the island of Honshu

Background imageOsaka Collection: Tenjinbashi bridge, Osaka, Japan

Tenjinbashi bridge, Osaka, Japan

Background imageOsaka Collection: Canal, Osaka, Japan

Canal, Osaka, Japan
Canal in Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Daikoku Bridge, Osaka, Japan

Daikoku Bridge, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Bridge at Tenjinbashi, Osaka, Japan

Bridge at Tenjinbashi, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Grand Canal, Osaka, Japan

Grand Canal, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japanese troops in Osaka

Japanese troops in Osaka
Japanese troops march through Osaka before their departure for the front during the war with China Date: 1937-1945

Background imageOsaka Collection: Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan

Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan Osaka

Japan Osaka
The Tenjis pagoda. Date: 1869

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - The Arsenal at Osaka

Japan - The Arsenal at Osaka. The caption for this card is rather charming: " Sound of the Various engines are rolling at the Osaka Arsenal." Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: The Theatre on Dotonbori (Theatre Street), Osaka, Japan

The Theatre on Dotonbori (Theatre Street), Osaka, Japan Date: 1907

Background imageOsaka Collection: Mercantile Houses near Osaka Shosen Building, Kobe, Japan

Mercantile Houses near Osaka Shosen Building, Kobe, Japan
Large Mercantile Houses near Osaka Shosen Building, Kobe, Japan. Date: 1922

Background imageOsaka Collection: Dam on the River Dojima, Osaka, Japan

Dam on the River Dojima, Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1940s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Screw Presses

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Screw Presses Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Automatic Balances

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Automatic Balances. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Assay Furnaces

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Assay Furnaces Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Melting Furnace

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Melting Furnace Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - A street in Tokyo and a street in Osaka - decorative

Japan - A street in Tokyo and a street in Osaka - decorative
Japan - A street in Tokyo and a street in Osaka - two photographs set within a very decorative surround of bamboo water pipes, swallows and lilies. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - Tenjin bashi (Bridge) Osaka

Japan - Tenjin bashi (Bridge) Osaka. Date: circa 1906

Background imageOsaka Collection: Perspective picture of the night festival at Tenman Tenjin s

Perspective picture of the night festival at Tenman Tenjin shrine in Osaka. Print shows a festival in honor of Sugawara Michizane taking place at night at the Tenman Tenjin shrine in Osaka; many

Background imageOsaka Collection: Iwai Hanshiro coming down to osaka

Iwai Hanshiro coming down to osaka. Date between 1823 and 1825

Background imageOsaka Collection: Steel bridge at Higashibori, Osaka

Steel bridge at Higashibori, Osaka. Japanese print shows people crossing a bridge on foot and on horseback. Date between 1850 and 1900

Background imageOsaka Collection: The Municipal Offices - Osaka, Japan

The Municipal Offices - Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Midosuki Avenue - Osaka, Japan

Midosuki Avenue - Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOsaka Collection: Japan - Kobe - The Oriental Hotel

Japan - Kobe - The Oriental Hotel and the Osaka-Shosen Building by the Port. Date: 1922

Background imageOsaka Collection: Osaka Castle, Japan

Osaka Castle, Japan - dating from the affluent Toyotomi Period



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