Japan, 1951: Bicycles frequently used for transportation

Dublin Core

Title

Japan, 1951: Bicycles frequently used for transportation

Subject

Daily Life; Geography-Cityscapes; Transportation-Land

Description

In the early period after the war, bicycle were perhaps the most common form of transportation used in Japan, even for the transporting of goods, as seen in this image. [note: description written by IDEAS editor. The photographer, Arthur O. Rinden, did not provide a description for this image.]
The images in the Rinden Kanost Collection were all taken by Arthur Rinden and conserved by his daughter, Margaret Kanost, and her husband, Richard.The material is presented here through the generosity of Margaret Kanost. -- Please see images ecasia000573 and ecasia000574 for detailed information regarding this set of images and about the collection, as a whole. -- Editorial assistant: Marcus Davis. Collection Librarian: Amy Bryant. Please send comments or content corrections to Michael Thiedeman, Professor of Art, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374 USA. email address: mikethiedeman@mac.com

Date

1951

Contributor

Rinden, Arthur O.
Earlham College

Rights

Material may be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only, in accordance with Fair Use policies. Acknowledgement to be given to the IDEAS Project, to Earlham College, and to the photographer. Arthur O. Rinden estate retains copyright.

Relation

ecasia000573 and ecasia000574

Format

Image/jpeg

Type

still image

Identifier

ecasia000489
ecasia_a_000489

Coverage

Japan
Japan - Showa 1926 - 1989
Japan (country), Kanto (region), Tokyo (metropolis)
1001032

Files

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Citation

“Japan, 1951: Bicycles frequently used for transportation,” ASIANetwork IDEAS Project, accessed September 22, 2023, https://ideasproject.org/items/show/1310.