Repairing shoes

Repairing shoes

Carried on page 43 of the May 30, 1872 edition of The Far East. Entitled Traveling shoe repair man in Japan . The explanation says that the men in the photo are outcasts, that they engage in the leather industry and as criminal executioners, and that there is no reason to discriminate against them apart from their professions.==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:THE FAR EAST, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number17‐46‐0]

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  • ILEA000318138
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  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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  • Nagasaki University Library / Kyodo News Images
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  • Nagasaki University Library
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  • 2048 × 3072 pixel
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