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The belles of Japan... [Plate 1]

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3884324


Item data

Title

The belles of Japan... [Plate 1]

Collection

The belles of Japan: photographs of Japanese women of good family

Names

Jiji shinpō (Compiler)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1908
Place: Tokyo

Library Location

General Research Division
Shelf locator: F-10 1359

Subjects

Women -- Japan
Beauty contests
Beauty contestants

Genres

Photographs
Portraits
Prints

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Collected by the "Jiji shimpo" in cooperation with provincial papers, and selected by a jury consisting of famous artists, doctors, university professors, etc., to compete in the International beauty contest started by the "Tribune," Chicago.

Physical Description

Photomechanical prints

Abstract

Full-length portrait of Japanese woman

Languages

Japanese

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13034432
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9b701630-c608-012f-7890-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image
Text

Date Issued

1908

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The belles of Japan... [Plate 1]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b701630-c608-012f-7890-58d385a7bc34

APA format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1908). The belles of Japan... [Plate 1] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b701630-c608-012f-7890-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The belles of Japan... [Plate 1]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b701630-c608-012f-7890-58d385a7bc34

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