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JAPAN
Her Strength and Her Beauty

(Collier and Son, 1904)

photographs and drawings by Henry Reuterdahl, Fletcher Ransom, Sidney Adamson, and Genjiro Yeto

These are original prints over 110 years old. We do NOT sell reproductions.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL IMAGES BELOW FOR AN ENLARGED VIEW
SOME AGE-APPROPRIATE TONING, WEAR AND SHORT TEARS POSSIBLE.

A CAVALRY CHARGE
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

A CAVALRY CHARGE

Drawn by F. C. Ransom

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Rear-Admiral Ainura; Drawing rice to market)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)

Sheet size=approx. 11 x 16 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9 x 11.5 inches

$20
GENERAL YAMAGUCHI REVIEWING JAPANESE INFANTRY
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

GENERAL YAMAGUCHI REVIEWING JAPANESE INFANTRY

Drawn by Sydney Adamson

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Count Katsuka; A Marine)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9 X 11.5 inches
$20
THE ATTACK
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE ATTACK

Drawn by Sydney Adamson

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Admiral Yamamoto; Fujiyama from Lake Motosa)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9 X 11.5 inches
$20
WAITING FOR ORDERS
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

WAITING FOR ORDERS

Drawn by George Gibbs

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Marquis Ito Hirobumi; Soldiers Off Duty Drinking Sake)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9 X 11.5 inches
$20
CLEANING DAY
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

CLEANING DAY

Drawn by H. Reuterdahl

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Celebrating the Emperor's Natal Day; Five Hundrede Graven Images)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9 X 11.5 inches
$15
FIELD-ARTILLERYMEN IN SUMMER UNIFORM
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

FIELD-ARTILLERYMEN IN SUMMER UNIFORM

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Lieutenant-General Baron Hasegawa; On the forward deck of a Man-of-War)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary, but about 13 X 9 inches
$15
BLUEJACKETS DRILLING ON TERRA FIRMA
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

ON THE MARCH IN SUMMER TIME

BLUEJACKETS DRILLING ON TERRA FIRMA

MAIN BUILDING OF THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION HELD AT OSAKA IN 1903

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Nagasaki; Firing Fine Porcelain)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary
$20
AN INFANTRY ADVANCE
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

AN INFANTRY ADVANCE

ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE TOKIO GARRISON BY THE MIKADO, JANUARY 8, 1904

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Admiral Ito; The Great Bronze Idol at Kamakura)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary
$15
LOADING A BATTERY OF FIVE-INCH DECK CANNON TAKING AIM WITH A QUICK-FIRING MACHINE GUN
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

LOADING A BATTERY OF FIVE-INCH DECK CANNON

TAKING AIM WITH A QUICK-FIRING MACHINE GUN

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Japanese nurses; Pilgrims)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary
$20
VICISSITUDES OF COAST INVASION IN THE CAMPAIGN OF 1904 A VIGOROUS SYSTEM OF DELSARTE PRESCRIBED FOR JACK TARS
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

VICISSITUDES OF COAST INVASION IN THE CAMPAIGNOF 190

A VIGOROUS SYSTEM OF DELSARTE PRESCRIBED FOR JACK TARS

Opposite side of paper: 1 small image (Geisha kneeling)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary
$20
SOME OF THE MIKADO'S NAVAL CADETS ARTILLERYMEN ENGAGED IN DRILL WITH FIELD ORDNANCE
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

SOME OF THE MIKADO'S NAVAL CADET

ARTILLERYMEN ENGAGED IN DRILL WITH FIELD ORDNANCE

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Udzuru Kuta; Children celebrating the birthday of the Mikado)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary
$20
VICE-ADMIRAL TOGO
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

VICE-ADMIRAL TOGO

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Baron Sone; The Japanese Fighting Man)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 9 x 9 inches
$20
ONE OF ADMIRAL TOGO'S VICTORIOUS FLEET THE 'USUGUMO,' ACTIVE IN TORPEDOING THE ENEMY DURING THE WAR
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

ONE OF ADMIRAL TOGO'S VICTORIOUS FLEET

THE 'USUGUMO,' ACTIVE IN TORPEDOING THE ENEMY DURING THE WAR

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Autumn in the Flowery Kingdom, Their idea of a restaurant)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image sizes vary
$20
THE FAST CRUISER IDZUMO
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE FAST CRUISER "IDZUMO"

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Baron Major-General Kodama; The harbor of Kobe)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
A GOOD SPECIMEN OF A TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYER
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

A GOOD SPECIMEN OF A TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYER

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Drying Millet' One of the Ancient Nobility)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
THE "SHIRANGUI," ONE OF THE NAVY'S TORPEDO CRAFT
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE "SHIRANGUI," ONE OF THE NAVY'S TORPEDO CRAFT

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Major-General Fukushima; On the mimic boards)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
THE TWENTY-THREE KNOT CRUISER "TOKIWA"
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE TWENTY-THREE KNOT CRUISER "TOKIWA"

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Lieutenant-General Baron Tachimi; The Canal, Yokohama)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
THE "ASAMA," ONE OF THE SQUADRON VICTORIOUS AT CHEMULPO
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE "ASAMA," ONE OF THE SQUADRON VICTORIOUS AT CHEMULPO

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Lieutenant-General Okubo; Marching to the Front)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
THE PROTECTED CRUISER "TAKASAGO"
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE PROTECTED CRUISER "TAKASAGO"

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Vice-Admiral Shibayama; "Good-Night")
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
THE "CHITOSE," WHICH TOOK PART IN THE FIRST BATTLE AT PORT ARTHUR
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE "CHITOSE," WHICH TOOK PART IN THE FIRST BATTLE AT PORT ARTHUR

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Marquis Oyama; An artist in cloisonné)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
THE TEN THOUSAND TON CRUISER "IWATE"
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE TEN THOUSAND TON ARMORED CRUISER "IWATE"

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images(Vice-Admiral Hidaka, Asakusa Temple, Tokyo)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
THE "HATSUSE," A PARTICIPATOR IN THE PORT ARTHUR VICTORY AT THE WAR'S OUTSET
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

THE "HATSUSE," A PARTICIPATOR IN THE PORT ARTHUR VICTORY AT THE WAR'S OUTSET

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Baron Kiyura, Yokohama sweetmeat stall)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
FOR THE HONOR OF JAPAN!
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)

FOR THE HONOR OF JAPAN!

Drawn by H. Reuterdahl

Opposite side of paper: 2 small images (Street of "Side-Shows" in Tokyo; A tune on the gay Samisen)
original print from JAPAN Her Strength and Her Beauty (Collier & Son, 1904)
Sheet size=approx. 16 X 11 inches • Image size about 13 x 9 inches
$20
 

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