
Rare photography of Canal and house boats in Canton by Charles Parsons Pettus, 1894.
April 11, 2012
Canal and house boats, Canton
April 11, 2012
Palace of Tiramula Navak, Madura

The palace of Tiramula Navak, Madura. Photographed in 1894 by Charles Parsons Pettus.
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Spectacle Bridge, Kyoto

Photograph by Charles Parsons Pettus of the Spectacle Bridge in Kyoto.
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The village of Gifuken after the earthquake of 1891

This photograph was taken by Charles Parsons Pettus. The village of Gifuken was destroyed by an earthquake in 1891.
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Kago Traveling in Old Japan
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