George Schot
後輩
- 24 Sep 2013
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I purchased this Japanese language biography (ISBN4-09-405241-0) on Hiroshi Hiraoka (1856-1934), who was the father of Japanese baseball. Its a small paperback with a additional outer glossy paper jacket whose front cover is shown below.
I don't actually read Japanese, but bought the book as I am hoping it would disclose the source of the small green toned photo of a young Hiroshi just to he right of the train on the jacket. Luckily I also found that the front and back of the image had been reproduced on pages 41.
Can anyone tell me if either of the pages below disclose the source of this photo? If not, what section of the book would likely contain the equivalent of footnotes for the illustrations? I've sent an email to the publisher Shogakukan, but I don't think they would have anyone who might speak English to be able to reply.
I am currently researching two photos of Hiroshi from 1871 and 1874 that I have from when Hiroshi was approximately ages 14 1/2 and 17 1/2 from his time in America. Hiroshi gave these images to a family he was staying with while in U.S. as a student. The first image I have would have been taken a few months before the image shown in the book as Hiroshi is still dressed in traditional Japanese clothing and has a shorter Japanese hair style. The second image I have is signed by Hiroshi who has also dated the image 1874 and indicated his location was the Manchester Locomotive Works.
I'd like to find who owns the original image shown in the book to help further reconstruct a timeline of Hiroshi's activities in the U.S.
I don't actually read Japanese, but bought the book as I am hoping it would disclose the source of the small green toned photo of a young Hiroshi just to he right of the train on the jacket. Luckily I also found that the front and back of the image had been reproduced on pages 41.
Can anyone tell me if either of the pages below disclose the source of this photo? If not, what section of the book would likely contain the equivalent of footnotes for the illustrations? I've sent an email to the publisher Shogakukan, but I don't think they would have anyone who might speak English to be able to reply.
I am currently researching two photos of Hiroshi from 1871 and 1874 that I have from when Hiroshi was approximately ages 14 1/2 and 17 1/2 from his time in America. Hiroshi gave these images to a family he was staying with while in U.S. as a student. The first image I have would have been taken a few months before the image shown in the book as Hiroshi is still dressed in traditional Japanese clothing and has a shorter Japanese hair style. The second image I have is signed by Hiroshi who has also dated the image 1874 and indicated his location was the Manchester Locomotive Works.
I'd like to find who owns the original image shown in the book to help further reconstruct a timeline of Hiroshi's activities in the U.S.