Japan
name: label: Subseries Creator
content: Robertson, William Bryan, 1893-1943
setName: label: See more items in
content: William Bryan Robertson Postcard and Photograph Collection
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content: William Bryan Robertson Postcard and Photograph Collection / Series 2: Postcards
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 59 Postcards (color and black & white)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1930
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Postcards
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The subseries is organized by thematic group, and then alphabetically within those groups.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The postcards from Japan are overwhelmingly from Kyoto and the surrounding areas. The first thematic group is architecture, followed by bridges. The third group is cultural sites, such as temples. The fourth is of features on and around Mt. Hiei, slightly northeast of Kyoto. The Mt. Hiei cable car features heavily in this section. The last section is people, ranging from farmers at work to female performers.