No, those are old albumen prints (some tinted) taken mostly in the 1880s by Alfonso Farsari (his name in the post title linked to his Wikipedia entry)... Though no doubt later made into postcards and whatnots; very popular at the time...
Born and raised in upstate New York, traveled for a decade after college, lived in various places around the world, keeping a journal. Settled in Kyoto in 1980, moved to this mountainside above Lake Biwa in 1995. Started Pure Land Mountain in April 2002.
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Incredible! Are these old postcards?? Or where did they ocme from? Thank you so much for posting!
No, those are old albumen prints (some tinted) taken mostly in the 1880s by Alfonso Farsari (his name in the post title linked to his Wikipedia entry)... Though no doubt later made into postcards and whatnots; very popular at the time...
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