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Historical Labor in Wood and Metal

Images of workers engaging in shipbuilding, woodworking, and agricultural tasks. The photos capture a gritty, industrious vibe with a monochrome aesthetic.

Miner panning for gold using gold rocker, Alaska, USA
Miner panning for gold using gold rocker, Alaska, USA
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T. Enami (Enami Nobukuni, 1859 - 1929) was the trade name of a celebrated Meiji period photographer. The T. of his trade name is thought to have stood for Toshi, though he never spelled it out on any personal or business document. Born in Edo (now Tokyo) during the Bakumatsu era, Enami was first a student of, and then an assistant to the well known photographer and collotypist, Ogawa Kazumasa. Enami relocated to Yokohama, and opened a studio on Benten-dori (Benten Street) in 1892. Just a few doors away from him was the studio of the already well known Tamamura Kozaburo. He and Enami would work together on at least three related projects over the years. Enami became quietly unique as the only photographer of that period known to work in all popular formats, including the production of large-format photographs compiled into what are commonly called 'Yokohama Albums'. Enami went on to become Japan's most prolific photographer of small-format images such as the stereoview and glass lanternDouble track building on line between Ånge-Ramsjö.Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Concrete container wolmorizing. undatedLjuså Reef Murjek. Inauguration Morjärv-Kalix