Prefecture Collection (page 8)

Security card, 1808 (pen and ink on paper) (b / w photo)
CHT163573 Security card, 1808 (pen and ink on paper) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: see also 163574 for reverse; ); eArchives Charmet; French

Costume of a Prefect during the period of the Consulate (1799-1804) of the First Republic
CHT168825 Costume of a Prefect during the period of the Consulate (1799-1804) of the First Republic, c.1800 (coloured engraving) (see also 217238) by Chataignier (fl.1800)

Mount Fuji reflected in Lake, Japan.. Chanwit Whanset

view of kurobe dam in nagano, japan
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THE PREFECTURE IN LILLE
Hotel de la Nouvel Prefecture, Lille. Date: 1865

PRISON REFORM / J HOWARD
John Howard (1726-1790), investigating the French penal system, is visited by an officer of the Prefecture Date: circa 1775-79

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Foix, L Ariege, France, Bridge Quarter, Church and Castle. Date: circa 1907

The Prefecture of the Federal District. North-Eastern Corner of the Praca da Republica, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

A perspective picture of Itsukushima Shrine by Toyoharu Utagawa

Lights Illuminate The City And Reflect On The Water; Bali, Crete, Greece

Bridge near the port, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Moji-ku is today a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in the Fukuoka Prefecture. It. Formerly the city of Moji, which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyushu in 1963

Japan - Great Buddha of Kamakura
Lantern slide of The Great Buddha of Kamakura. The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amit?bha Buddha located at the K

Port / Harbour at Shimonoseki, Japan
Port at Shimonoseki, Japan - a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits

Guinea, Africa - A Fula Woman from Timbo
Guinea, Africa - A woman from Timbo - a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea. It is located in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea

Sake bottles in a sake brewery, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Asia, Japan. Nagoya, Gifu prefecture, Oasis 21 sky walkway

View of water and sailing boats, Japan
View of water and sailing boats, probably near the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Floating torii gate at the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Enoshima, Japan, Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Enoshima, a small offshore island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1905

Lake Biwa, Kyoto, Japan - the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu) Date: circa 1910s

Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - Evening
Itsukushima Shrine in the evening light - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate (pictured on this card)

Japan - Yokohama - Bashamichi-dori. Date: circa 1920

Dunkirk, France - the Sub-Prefecture (local administrative building). Date: circa 1910s

Saint-Denis Prefecture - Island of Reunion - Indian Ocean
The Parliament Building (Prefecture) at Saint-Denis - Island of Reunion - Indian Ocean 1909

Three scenes of Japan inset on a Japanese river scene
Three photographic scenes of Japan inset onto a traditional Japanese river scene showing a river craft navigating a section of rapids. Date: circa 1910s

Buddha Statues, Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita, Japan
3, 700 stone figures of the Buddha at the Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita Prefecture, Japan Date: 1914

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - Shinto Shrine, Kamakura, Japan
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1907

Kintetsu Ikoma Cable Line - Nara Prefecture, Japan
Aerial view of the cable car ascending the slopes of Mount Ikoma, rising from Hozanji Station on the Kintetsu Ikoma Cable Line - Nara Prefecture, Japan (built in 1918). Date: circa 1922

Kegon Falls, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Kegon Falls, Nikko, Japan - located at Lake Chuzenji in Nikko National Park near the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The falls were formed when the Daiya River was rerouted by lava flows

Bronze Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu - Nikko, Japan
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

An old street in Hakone, Japan on a wet day
A view of an old street in Hakone, Japan - Hakone is in the Kanagawa Prefecture, in Ashigarashimo District, located on the eastern foot of Hakone Pass. Date: circa 1909

Goryu Waterfall - Yabakei River Gorge, Japan
Rickety-looking crossing above the Goryu Waterfall - Yabakei River Gorge, Japan - near Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture - formed by the Yamakuni River. Date: circa 1908

Ninna-jis Pagoda in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ninna-ji has been registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic monuments of ancient Kyoto

Zushi, Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - located at the head of Miura Peninsula. A popular beach resort. Date: circa 1910s

Senganmatsu Island on the Uradome Coast, Tottori, Japan
The distinctive rocks of Senganmatsu Island on the Uradome Coast, a scenic ria coastal inlet located on the Japan Sea in Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1905

Waterfront at Itsukushima - Miyajima - Hatsukaichi, Japan
The waterfront at Itsukushima - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate

Kusatsu - Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Kanto, Japan
Kusatsu - a town located in Agatsuma District of far western Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kanto region of Japan - Kusatsu is one of the most famous hot springs resorts (Onsen) in Japan

Aso Shinto Shrine - Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Aso Shrine (Aso-jinja) - a Shinto Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, (the old Higo Province) Japan. One of the oldest and most prominent shrines in Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Itsukushima Island, Aki, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate

Ukimido or floating temple, Katata, Japan
Ukimido Floating Temple, part of the Mangetsuji temple, a zen temple located in Katata Ward of Shiga Prefecture (Kansai Region) in Japan Date: circa 1910

Yabakei River Gorge, Japan - near Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture - formed by the Yamakuni River. Date: circa 1908

The sea coast at Hayama, Japan
The sea coast at Hayama - located in Miura District, Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshu, Japan, at the northern end of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean. Date: circa 1910s

Matsushima - group small islands Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name. Date: circa 1907

Coastline at Akashi in southern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
The Coastline at Akashi in southern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe. Date: circa 1910s

The Kofuku-ji temple, Nara, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Itsukushima (Miyajima) Shrine - Hatsukaichi, Japan
Front view of the Prindile Temple (old term) at the Itsukushima (Miyajima) Shrine - Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1908

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