Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century 19 small and one larger photographs, mounted on card, consisting as follow: (1) Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922), a feudal retainer of the Choshu Domain; (2) Prince Arisugawa Taruhito (1835-1895); (3) Terashima Munenori (1832-1893), a politician; (4) Saigo Judo (1843-1902), a feudal retainer of the Satsuma Domain; (5) Oyama Iwao (1842-1916), a feudal retainer of the Satsuma Domain; (6) Ito Hirofumi (1841-1909), a former Prime Minister; (7) Sanjo Sanetomi (1837-1891), an imperial court noble; (8) Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840-1900), a feudal retainer of the Satsuma Domain; (9) Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919), a feudal retainer of the Tosa Domain; (10) Inoue Kaoru (1836-1915), a politician; (11) Prince Komatsu Akihito (1846-1903); (12) Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883), an aristocrat and politician; (13) Kido Takayoshi (1833-1877), a feudal retainer of the Choshu Domain; (14) Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (1847-1895); (15) Okubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), a feudal retainer of the Satsuma Domain; (16) Emperor Taisho (1879-1926) as a child; (17) Kuki Ryuichi (1852-1931), a feudal retainer of the Ayabe Domain; (18) Hijikata Hisamoto (1833-1918), a feudal retainer of the Tosa Domain; (19) Suematsu Kenchou (1855-1920), a politician; (20) Larger photograph: unidentified, printed on the reverse in English S. Ichida, Photographer, Hiogo, Japan. The small photographs (including card mount), each approx., 10.6cm x 6.4cm (4 3/16in x 6½in); the large photograph (including card mount); 16.2cm x 10.8cm (6 3/8in x 4¼in). (20).