File:Covered Horse Cart 1, probably in Manchuria or China (1915 by Elstner Hilton).jpg

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While I have this photo in my "Japan 1914 - 1918" set, I am positive this photo was not taken anywhere in the Japanese Archipelago.

I've placed the photo in that set because it is in the same album as my spouse's uncle's photos of Japan during the period in question. Obviously, Uncle Elstner made excursions outside Japan while he was in residence there.

If I had to guess where the photo was taken, I would say China, Manchuria or perhaps Korea. I think it's more likely the photo is from China than Korea. I am basing that opinion on the attire of the sole figure in the preceding photo, which also shows a horse cart.

This quandary emphasizes the importance of documenting one's photos, preferably sooner rather than later.

In any case, I'd say the covered wagon is the lineal descendant of the sedan chairs in which notables used to be transported in China. I never knew such conveyances existed until I saw this photo.
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Author A.Davey from Portland, Oregon, EE UU
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  • Japan 1914 - 1918
    I own the originals of these unpublished family photos. ... As a salesman for Atkins Saw Company, Elstner Hilton traveled to the Far East to sell commercial sawmills in the early years of the 20th century. ... Elstner Hilton was my father-in-law Frank Hilton's* brother, which makes him my spouse's uncle. ...
    * Elstner Hilton's brother Frank Hilton compiled a scrapbook of photographs, clippings and other ephemera at Stanford University between 1907 and 1911. ...
    ps: I now have reason to believe that the photos of Japan may be stock photos that Uncle Elstner purchased and pasted into his album. There may be some exceptions: the images of his sister, Miriam, and photos of logging operations in the Phillippines.

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by A.Davey at https://flickr.com/photos/40595948@N00/5099742094. It was reviewed on 25 July 2017 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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