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Search results: 21 item(s) for: "480 Travel and Transportation"     
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1. [wa0004] [Ten Orchid Island women carrying vessels] [wa0004] [Ten Orchid Island women carrying vessels]460 Labor; 320 Processing of Basic Materials; 250 Food Processing; 251 Preservation and Storage of Food; 323 Ceramic Technology; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and TransportationWomen in striped dresses carry ceramic jars in front of a bamboo-and-thatch building. According to Chen Chi-lu, only the Ami and Yami continued to manufacture pottery into the 1950s and 1960s. While pottery-making was women's work among the Ami, it was men's work on Orchid Island. The pottery pictured here are for storing water. Kano Tadao writes: ""Water for drinking or culinary use is always drawn from an open or artesian well inside the village. Besides the puraranaum, a water pot used for carrying and storage, a bamboo cylinder or a coconut-shell may be used for the same purpose. ..Sea-water is often used for boiling fish"" (Kano 1956, p. 234). Chen Chi-lu adds: ""For a cooking pot or water vessel, the Yami potter first puts a leaf...on the ground, and puts the clay on the leaf. A pancake of clay forms the base. Clay strips are then built up on it to form the wall of the vessel. It i
2. [wa0026] [Mt. Ali Locomotive] [wa0026] [Mt. Ali Locomotive]480 Travel and Transportation; 496 Railways; 497 Rail transportSide view of a steam locomotive engine with trees in background. This engine pulled the train on the Mt. Ali railway, a winding and precipitous track that took decades to complete under Japanese colonial rule.
3. [wa0027] [Suao-Hualian Highway] [wa0027] [Suao-Hualian Highway]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 494 Highway transportation; 493 Vehicles; 133 Topography and GeologyHighway cut into the side of sheer cliff face of Taiwan's east coast. First built in Qing period as part of ""open the mountains, tame the savages"" campaign in the 1870s, the Suao-Hualian Highway fell into disuse and disrepair by the 1890s. The entire length of the highway was restored in under orders from Governor General Sakuma in 1916, following Japan's defeat of the Taroko Gorge tribes. This work was completed in 1925; a second widening period was competed in 1931 (Matsumoto 1996, p. 153; Nihon chiri taikei 1930 p. 184-85).
4. [wa0030] [Suao-Hualian Highway] [wa0030] [Suao-Hualian Highway]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 494 Highway transportation; 133 Topography and GeologySheer cliff descending to ocean; the East Coast Highway is visible. Caption in government pamphlet: ""Motor Highway, over 70 miles, along the cliffy East Coast between Suao and Karenko [Hualiangong]"" (Romantic Taiwan 1939, p. 21).
5. [wa0035] [Washing clothes in Yilan] [wa0035] [Washing clothes in Yilan]480 Travel and Transportation; 312 Water Supply; 310 Exploitative Activities; 503 Waterways Improvements; 510 Living Standards and Routines; 512 Daily Routine; 487 Routes; 500 Water and Air TransportAn irrigation canal in Yilan prefecture's central plain, the ""rice bowl"" of Lanyangsan(Ranyosan) County 蘭陽三郡. Katsuyama (1931) also notes that it ""is amusing/interesting that the locals along the banks use the water for laundry (p. 156).
6. [wa0063] [Two Paiwan females carrying baskets] [wa0063] [Two Paiwan females carrying baskets]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 285 Mats and Basketry; 460 Labor; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and TransportationTwo Paiwan women standing on a roadside, transporting goods in baskets atop their heads. The large bamboo stalk is used for transporting water (according to several similar photos in other collections).
7. [wa0068] [Atayal woman transporting produce] [wa0068] [Atayal woman transporting produce]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 285 Mats and Basketry; 460 Labor; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and TransportationAtayal woman carrying a basket. ""Not stopping to rest her hands, she pulls apart hemp (H. Suzuki 1935, p. 18).
8. [wa0070] [Carrying produce in Taidong] [wa0070] [Carrying produce in Taidong]480 Travel and Transportation; 460 Labor; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 290 Clothing; 487 Routes; 240 Agriculture; 482 Burden Carrying; 285 Mats and BasketryGroup of sixteen residents of Taidong, Paiwan adults, children, women and men, carrying produce in baskets and in bundles along an unpaved road.
9. [wa0076] [Ami man paddling raft] [wa0076] [Ami man paddling raft]480 Travel and Transportation; 505 Water Transport; 501 Boats; 487 Routes
10. [wa0120] [Women carrying earthenware vessel] [wa0120] [Women carrying earthenware vessel]460 Labor; 320 Processing of Basic Materials; 290 Clothing; 482 Burden Carrying; 323 Ceramic Technology; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 480 Travel and TransportationThis woman is identified as ""Ami."" A colorized version of this same photo states that his woman is ""drawing water"" (image [wa0320]). Hualian district, 奇密 village.
11. [wa0121] [Man with umbrella on mountain path] [wa0121] [Man with umbrella on mountain path]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 487 RoutesSeveral pedestrians on narrow mountain path. A protective fence running along the trail is visible.
12. [wa0141] [Sheer cliff on the Suao-Hualian Highway] [wa0141] [Sheer cliff on the Suao-Hualian Highway]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 494 Highway TransportationTranslated Japanese caption: ""The Suao-Hualian Highway was excavated from a sheer marble bluff in the Shimizu mountains, which shoot straight up to over 8080 feet. Its feet appear as if washed by the violent crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean. This marvelous and unique highway leaves men dumbstruck; beyond proclaiming its grandeur, there are no words to describe it.""
13. [wa0142] [Xianhuan bridge and environs] [wa0142] [Xianhuan bridge and environs]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 487 RoutesTranslated Japanese caption: ""A superb view of Xianhuan 仙寰 bridge and its Environs. This is Great Taroko's first stone barrier. Xianhuan Bridge is nearby a ravine junction that is like two precious jewels. The marble jutting out of the ground into a steep cliff is comparable to a pearl and is covered thickly with foliage. The rainbow-like steel suspension bridge, with the Aborigine boy being showered in the emperor's influence, all make this scene live up to the bridge's name, producing a nostalgic effect.""
14. [wa0145] [Cable bridge over the Big Muddy Creek] [wa0145] [Cable bridge over the Big Muddy Creek]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 491 Highways and Bridges; 493 Vehicles; 133 Topography and GeologyWhen this bridge was built in March, 1921, it was located at the boundary between Taipei and Hualian Prefectures. Crossing Dazhuoshui 大濁水(now called Heping 和平 river) about 39 miles from Suao, was 514.5 meters long and 3.6 meters wide. Its surfaces were made from a combination of red cypress and other woods. The central bridge tower was taken to be the boundary between Taipei and Hualian....This is the longest bridge along the coastal highway, and was an engineering feat of great difficulty. In 1946, the bridge collapsed during a typhoon, to be replaced in 1949 by a concrete bridge, which in 1961 was in turn replaced by a steel reinforced cement bridge (Liu 1997, p. 217). Translated Japanese caption: ""The 大濁水(Dazhuoshui) Cable Bridge. With a length of 1700 feet and a width of 20ft., with 2600 cables attached to the ferroconcrete co
15. [wa0188] A Savage-Woman Carrying Heavy Package, Kappanzaa [sic], Formosa [wa0188] A Savage-Woman Carrying Heavy Package, Kappanzaa [sic], Formosa460 Labor; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and TransportationWoman and girl in Kappanzan, or Jiaoshanban.
16. [wa0192] 32 Distant view of the Taiwan Shrine, Taihoku [wa0192] 32 Distant view of the Taiwan Shrine, Taihoku210 Records; 211 Mnemonic Devices; 340 Structures; 346 Religious and Educational Structures; 491 Highways and Bridges; 480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyTranslated Caption: ""To the deities who pacify and protect the nation. It is a peaceful venue, cut off from the urban populace, to revere the spirit of Prince Kitashirokawa.""
17. [wa0211] 18 An Old Castle-Gate and a sedan chair Formosa.　 [wa0211] 18 An Old Castle-Gate and a sedan chair Formosa.　480 Travel and Transportation; 460 Labor; 482 Burden Carrying; 489 TransportationA very similar scene, with same style palanquin along the same road, but with different carriers, is pictured in ""Taiwan shashin taikan"" image 68. This comparable photo also has a posed quality to it, suggesting that a sedan-chair ride was part of the attraction of the South Gate, a tourist site by the 1930s. Yao Tsun Hsiung: ""Taiwan's folk customs and lifestyles were quite different from those of the island's Japanese rulers. In order to gain a better understanding of Taiwan during the early days of colonial rule, so that they could better establish firm control over the island, the Japanese conducted the systematic ""Survey of Old Taiwanese Customs,"" which addressed the food, dress, houses, activities, folk customs, and religious beliefs of the island's inhabitants. Besides helping the Japanese understand Taiwan and implement their administrative policies, this comprehensive surve
18. [wa0238] 9 Carrying water by Ami women, Formosa　 [wa0238] 9 Carrying water by Ami women, Formosa　460 Labor; 320 Processing of Basic Materials; 250 Food Processing; 251 Preservation and Storage of Food; 323 Ceramic Technology; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and TransportationThis photo taken in October, 1914 by Mori Ushinosuke. His caption: Ami women draw water and carry it; on the right, a girl wears a Chinese-style upper garment, and others wear their traditional clothing: black turbans, tight-sleeved blue cotton blouses, a two pieced wrap-around skirt made of the same blue cotton material, and leggings"" (Mori 1918:2, p. 7, partially translated and quoted by Tung 1996, p. 221). Hualian district, 奇密 village. This same colorized image, and its Japanese caption, was still being reproduced and sold in Taiwan as late as 2003, under the imprint: ""[原味台湾]Aboriginal Peoples of Taiwan"". The back matter on these reproductions is trilingual: ""汲水的阿美族女子/水を汲む女子(アミ族)/Amis women watering"".
19. [wa0254] [Palanquin bearers] [wa0254] [Palanquin bearers]460 Labor; 482 Burden Carrying; 290 Clothing; 480 Travel and Transportation
20. [wa0306] [Jiaobanshan woman with basket] [wa0306] [Jiaobanshan woman with basket]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 285 Mats and Basketry; 460 Labor; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and Transportation
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