1931 · [Seattle, Chicago, New York City, Boston]
by [楠尚海]; [Kusonoki, Naohiro]
[Seattle, Chicago, New York City, Boston]: n.p., 1931. Very good plus.. Original photo album of a Japanese businessman's American travels, including stops in Seattle and Chicago before a longer stay in New York, and a visit to a Japanese family in Long Island. From photos out the window of his fifth-floor apartment facing the Hudson River, to people lined up to board New York City buses, to ice skating outings and picnics in the park, businessman Kusonoki Naohiro documented a variety of private and public moments in this album of his stay in New York City and travels around the US. There are, of course, also photographs of famous sights, including Niagara Falls, Grand Central Station, and the Empire State Building, as well as a number of color postcards purchased during the trip of other landmarks.
The photographs assembled by Kusonoki date from 1928 to 1931, and demonstrate the pre-war cultural exchange between Japan and the US. An ephemeral insight into the life of Japanese visitors and immigrants before the disruption of WWII. 5.7'' x 7'' (leaves); 3.5'' x 5.5'' (postcards); 2.5'' x 3.5'' (majority of photographs). Original stiff black textured paper boards, with black cord tie; paper manuscript label to front board. 67 black-and white photographs, 19 color postcards adhesive-mounted on 20 pages and 1 slip, many with manuscript captions to adhesive-mounted labels. [24] leaves, 1 slip inserted to binding; [7] blank pages. Evidence of five removed photographs or postcards from final five pages. Binding with light edgewear, paper label lifting a bit with mild chipping to two corners. Some photographs with slight fading, one or two photographs and postcards beginning to lift but still secure. Clean and solid. (Inventory #: 45814)
The photographs assembled by Kusonoki date from 1928 to 1931, and demonstrate the pre-war cultural exchange between Japan and the US. An ephemeral insight into the life of Japanese visitors and immigrants before the disruption of WWII. 5.7'' x 7'' (leaves); 3.5'' x 5.5'' (postcards); 2.5'' x 3.5'' (majority of photographs). Original stiff black textured paper boards, with black cord tie; paper manuscript label to front board. 67 black-and white photographs, 19 color postcards adhesive-mounted on 20 pages and 1 slip, many with manuscript captions to adhesive-mounted labels. [24] leaves, 1 slip inserted to binding; [7] blank pages. Evidence of five removed photographs or postcards from final five pages. Binding with light edgewear, paper label lifting a bit with mild chipping to two corners. Some photographs with slight fading, one or two photographs and postcards beginning to lift but still secure. Clean and solid. (Inventory #: 45814)