[ 1880s Japan - Japanese Farmer with Ox in the Field ] — Farmers are harvesting a field next to Sumiyoshi Taka-doro lighthouse in Sumiyoshi-ura, Osaka. The tower was destroyed by typhoon Jane in 1950 (Showa 25) and rebuilt in stone. The lighthouse, which burnt rapeseed oil, was made as an offering to the guardian deity of Sumiyoshi Shrine at the end of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), making it Japan’s oldest lighthouse. 19th century vintage albumen photograph.
![[ 1880s Japan - Japanese Farmer with Ox in the Field ] — Farmers are harvesting a field next to Sumiyoshi Taka-doro lighthouse in Sumiyoshi-ura, Osaka. The tower was destroyed by typhoon Jane in 1950 (Showa 25) and rebuilt in stone. The lighthouse, which burnt rapeseed oil, was made as an offering to the guardian deity of Sumiyoshi Shrine at the end of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), making it Japan’s oldest lighthouse. 19th century vintage albumen photograph. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W8RJC9/1880s-japan-japanese-farmer-with-ox-in-the-field-farmers-are-harvesting-a-field-next-to-sumiyoshi-taka-doro-lighthouse-in-sumiyoshi-ura-osaka-the-tower-was-destroyed-by-typhoon-jane-in-1950-showa-25-and-rebuilt-in-stone-the-lighthouse-which-burnt-rapeseed-oil-was-made-as-an-offering-to-the-guardian-deity-of-sumiyoshi-shrine-at-the-end-of-the-kamakura-period-11851333-making-it-japans-oldest-lighthouse-19th-century-vintage-albumen-photograph-W8RJC9.jpg)
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4961 x 3831 px | 42 x 32.4 cm | 16.5 x 12.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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