Lost 19th-century Japanese photos resurface in Berlin

[gerrymorgan]

<p>The discovery in a German archive of documents and photographs related to the Prussian mission to Japan in 1860-61 has shed new light on the early history of photography in Japan. In particular, newly uncovered letters and records help explain the mystery of why so few images from the well-equipped mission survived and provide new facts on some of the earliest photographers in Japan.<br>

Full article <strong><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20090403a1.html">here</a> </strong> .</p>

 

[py-photography]

<p>Great read! Thanks for sharing the link.<br>

Amazes me that in this day and age of bits and bytes, stuff like this is still discovered..<br>

Very cool!</p>

[wes_johnson]

<p>I double that thanks for this link. I love stories like this!</p>

[GerrySiegel]

<p>Fascinating. Thanks for the link, Gerry.</p>