Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [044]

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Title Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [044]
Photo Number Box 29, Japan, Hirado, 44
Description Photo showing a view of oyster beds on the coastline of Nagasaki Prefecture between Hirado and Sasebo, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1980
Subject Hirado-shi (Japan)--Photographs; Islands; Coasts
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Hirado-shi (Japan)
Caption on Slide Oyster beds Enroute Hirado-Sasebo Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. "Hirado (平戸市, Hirado-shi?) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The part historically named Hirado is located on the island of the same name. With recent mergers, the city's boundaries have expanded, and Hirado now occupies parts of the main island of Kyūshū. The components are connected by the Hirado Bridge."--Wikipedia. Hirado is the site of Hirado Castle (平戸城, Hirado-jō?), the seat of the Matsuura clan that ruled the area for centuries.
Type Image
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
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ARK ark:/87278/s6s18jfg
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 331813
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s18jfg
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