245. In Nagasaki, Japan. showing the bed and mode of sleeping.
245. In Nagasaki, Japan. showing the bed and mode of sleeping.
Creator
Givens, James David
Date created
circa 1900
Date publish
circa 1902 - 1914
Accession No.
OFI-002897
Format
Photograph, black & white (halftone reproduction).
Citation
Scenes taken in the Philippines, China, Japan, and on the Pacific, relating to soldiers.
Location
OFI-002832 to OFI -003031\OFI-002897.jpg
Notes
Subject: The Japanese bed, traditionally known as a shikibuton or shikifuton, saves space and is said to have various health benefits. Givens was the post photographer at the Presidio of S
Type
Type: Photograph, halftone reproduction, B/W, white border, matte.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical : sheet 14 x 18 cm.
Subject 1
Sleeping customs -- Japan.
Subject 2
Beds -- Japan -- History.
Subject 3
Bedding -- Japan.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 4.
Call number
OFI-002897
Cataloger
GERRY