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Formula One Canadian Grand Prix - Montreal

Formula One Canadian Grand Prix - Montreal

Mercedes driver George Russell, of the United Kingdom, turns in the hairpin during Formula One auto racing action at the Canadian Grand Prix, in Montreal on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Photo by Evan Buhler/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AUSTRALIA-CANBERRA-CHINESE CULTURAL OBJECTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

AUSTRALIA-CANBERRA-CHINESE CULTURAL OBJECTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(231025) -- CANBERRA, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A hairpin with a jade inlaid from the Qing Dynasty is displayed at a handover ceremony for the repatriation of Chinese cultural objects at the Chinese embassy in Australian capital Canberra, Oct. 25, 2023. The ceremony witnessed five objects back to China. Among them, three are returned by the Australian government. TO GO WITH "Handover ceremony for repatriation of Chinese cultural objects held in Australia" (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)

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Verstappen Wins Canadian GP - Montreal

Verstappen Wins Canadian GP - Montreal

Mercedes driver George Russell of Great Britain steers his car at the hairpin during Formula One auto racing action at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, QC, Canada, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Russell did not finish the race. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Yukata Style

Japanese Yukata Style

New style of Japanese summer traditional costume "Yukata" PARANOIA. Yukata can be said to be a summer tradition in Japan. In recent years, not only traditional ones, but also various types such as Geisha style, Gothic Lolita style, and for gals / gal men have become popular. Many people enjoy yukata with arranging hairstyles and accessories. August 29, 2015, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Japanese Yukata Style

Japanese Yukata Style

New style of Japanese summer traditional costume "Yukata" PARANOIA. Yukata can be said to be a summer tradition in Japan. In recent years, not only traditional ones, but also various types such as Geisha style, Gothic Lolita style, and for gals / gal men have become popular. Many people enjoy yukata with arranging hairstyles and accessories. August 29, 2015, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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A girl playing with a ball

A girl playing with a ball

A girl stoops to play with a ball. She is wearing a loosely-tied sash and bokkuri wooden clogs. The photograph skillfully captures the white hairpin in her gleaming black hair and her white hands bouncing the ball.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number89‐20‐0]

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Shamisen practice

Shamisen practice

A woman is receiving a lesson on shamisen lute from a master. She wears a red floral hairpin and is trying her best to play. Tea and sweets are waiting. A byobu screen is visible behind them. A flower is arranged in a porcelain vase on the table.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐41‐0]

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A bride

A bride

Since this is a black and white photograph it is difficult to say for sure, but the bride's dress seems to be of black crepe in formal furisode style. It has bright floral patterns with five crests which were a frequent pattern in bridal costumes. The hair is arranged in bunkin-takashimada coiffure. A tortoiseshell comb, floral comb and floral hairpin are placed in the hair with a tsunokakushi hood all around.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐148‐0]

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Hairdressing

Hairdressing

Two girls are preparing to go out. The girl on the left appears to be finished. Her flower hairpin is pretty and gives a beautiful impression. The shoulder sections of both kimono have been adjusted to fit the girls properly.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐151‐0]

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Hairdressing

Hairdressing

Two girls are preparing to go out. The girl on the left appears to be finished. Her flower hairpin is pretty and gives a beautiful impression. The shoulder sections of both kimono have been adjusted to fit the girls properly.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐115‐0]

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A woman carrying a portable candlestick

A woman carrying a portable candlestick

A woman with a portable lantern casts a sidelong glance. She has a kanzashi hairpin in her hair. The maruobi sash and type of kimono suggest that she is a maiko dancer. The base of a body supporter is visible. This was used to keep the subject immobile while the shutter was open.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐72‐0]

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A woman

A woman

This hairstyle arranged by winding the hair around an ornamental hairpin was called kogaiwake. It was originally worn by ladies of the court in the Muromachi Period and became popular in later years. This woman is wearing the dofuku originally worn by women of high status. This is a type of haori with wide sleeves and pleated bottom.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐43‐0]

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A woman with an ornamental hairpin

A woman with an ornamental hairpin

A girl holding a fan wears a kimono with tucked shoulders (to allow for growth) and a loosely hanging sash. Her appearance indicates that she is training to be a geisha. The kanzashi hairpin seems rather pretentious, but it may be a gift from a patron.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐29‐0]

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A woman playing with a ball

A woman playing with a ball

A girl stoops to play with a ball. She is wearing a loosely-tied sash and bokkuri wooden clogs. The photograph skillfully captures the white hairpin in her gleaming black hair and her white hands bouncing the ball.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐31‐0]

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A woman putting on an ornamental hairpin

A woman putting on an ornamental hairpin

This woman, who is scratching her tilted head with a hairpin, is probably a yaritebaba, the woman who managed courtesans and supervised the business of a brothel. She certainly has the look of such a woman.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number47‐48‐0]

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Dance lesson

Dance lesson

A young woman wearing a furisode (long-sleeved kimono) and dancing with a fan. She has an ornamental hairpin in her hair, and the fan has a fringe. The floor is covered with a mat, probably placed there for the photo. This stimulates the interest of foreigners to in Japanese dancing.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐8‐0]

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A Woman with a Yellow Hairpin

A Woman with a Yellow Hairpin

A Woman with a Yellow Hairpin==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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