Warrior, 1881, Colorized Parliament Square The town features many buildings

The town features many buildings designed and constructed in architectural styles of the day from Art Deco to the then-new Bauhaus Modernism

Major John Semken

when researching my novel The Flames

or ‘Horsa’ to the GPR

United StatesPhotographer: NASARemaster: Jordan J

Warrior, 1881, Colorized Parliament Square The town features many buildingsABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH The port of Yokohama became the base of foreign trade in Japan during the Meiji era, and a centre of newly imported Western technology such as gas powered street lamps, newspapers, and of course, photography. A number of photographic studios operated out of Yokohama, with the Japan Photographic Association (also known as Stillfried & Andersen) producing a prolific output of hand coloured portraits and landscapes. Many