[NAGOYA TETSUDOH KABUSHIKI KAISHA: NAGOYA RAILWAY CORP.] A PHOTO ALBUM COMPRISIN

[Nagoya n.d. ca 1920's, Nagoya Tetsudoh K.K.]. A maroon vel- vet album, string tied, very good, 49 x 37 cm., 12 photos 28 x 21 cm., mounted with English captions under each tipped in sharp, clear, well composed images, minor damp to first page page in gutter area, lower left corner of first photo slight damp mark all others clean, bright. With tissue guards, all edge gilt on heavy leaf album paper. Presentation slip tip- tipped on to first fly leaf in Japanese form the Company to Capt. Howard Kerry. Photo captions are: CASTLE OF INUYAMA LOOKING OUT ON THEKISO RIVER; THE CLEAR STREAM OF THE KISO BELOW THE CASTLE OF INUYAMA; BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE LOWER REACHES OF THE KISO RIVER FROM THE CASTLE OF INUYAMA; A VIEW OF THE UPPER REACHES OF THE KISO RIVER FROM THE CASTLE OF INUYAMA; A SPLENDID VIEW OF THE LOWER REACHES OF THE KISO RIVER FROM THE TOP OF MT. TSUGAO; A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE UPPER REACHES OF THE KISO RIVER FROM THE KANKA-KEI; A FINE VIEW OF THE UPPER REACHES OF THE KISO RIVER FROM THE "IWAYA- KANNON" OR GODDESS OF MERCY; VICINITY OF THE "DOSHIKI-IWA" [THE FIVE-COLORED ROCKS]; HUGE ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF SA- KAHOGI; VICINITY OF THE "YUSEN-GA-OKA" OR THE "FAIRY LAND"; THE "LION" ROCK; THE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE RECREATION GROU- ND, BELONGING TO THE NAGOYA RAILWAY COMPANY; [with castle in the background atop the hill]. The lovely photos document the fabled Kiso-gawa [Kiso river] with small sail boats ply- ing the river, also showing the railroad, its truss bridges. A poignant view of the river and castle, seldom found docu- mented in other photographs of the area. The spectacular steep gorges, unusual rock formations nicely photographed. Scans can be sent by email. .