Meiji Era Japan in Stereoscopic Photography Underwood & Underwood Views of Religion, Labor, and Urban Life, circa 1900s
Underwood & Underwood stereoview archive documents Japanese religious practice, labor systems, and urban environments during the Meiji period, when Japan underwent rapid industrialization and imperial expansion following the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. Produced in the early 1900s, these images were designed for Western educational and commercial audiences.....
