Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan [003]

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Title Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan [003]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 28, Japan, Hakata, 3
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1980
Subject Hakata-chō (Japan)--Photographs; Fukuoka-shi (Japan)--Photographs; Rivers
Keywords Hakata
Spatial Coverage Hakata-chō (Japan); Fukuoka-shi (Japan)
Description Photo shows Hakata, with river as it passes under bridges and rearches the harbor
Caption on Slide River to Harbor view Hakata, Kyushu Is. Japan
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. "Hakata-ku (博多区) is one of the wards of Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is best known as the location of Fukuoka's main train station, Hakata Station. ... Formerly, Hakata was an independent city. Hakata, which was closer to the sea, housed the city's merchants. ... During the Meiji period, in 1889, Hakata and Fukuoka cities marged. The Fukuoka Prefectural government decided to name the combined city Fukuoka, though the population of Hakata was 25,677 and Fukuoka was 20,410. At that time, the name of Hakata vanished from the administration. At the same time a new train station was built, and it was named Hakata Station."--Wikipedia.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6v12mrp
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 331410
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v12mrp
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