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Five strong men with top knots. Two sit with their legs crossed, and three stand in the back with authority. What kind of group this is cannot be determined, but it is a photo conveying the energy of Japanese men during the last years of the Bakufu or the early Meiji era.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:[R. Stillfried], (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number27‐17‐0]

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  • ILEA000318577
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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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