A new set of images, showing Japan and China in the 1890s, is now online. Dougan 86 is an intriguing mix of professional photographs and amateur snapshots. Despite the technical flaws and haphazard composition of some of the images, they are an appealing, immediate record of people, places and events.
Japan 1890s (Dougan 86 item 17)
The album contains 124 photographs, mostly albumen with some silver gelatine prints. They feature landscapes and urban scenes, including many views of temples and shrines. The same group of people (above) appear in quite a few of the photographs but their identities are currently unknown.
Street corner, Shanghai? China, 1890s (Dougan 86 item 103 detail)
Previous albums we’ve blogged about include 19th century photos of South Asia. You can now browse through a selection of images from these and other albums in our Dougan collection via flickr.
Categories: Special Collections
Tags: 19th century, Asia, China, digitisation, Dougan, early photography, japan, photographs, photography, preservation, Special Collections
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