[KineJapan] Albert Einstein in Japan, 1922

[Frederick, Sarah]

The NCC site on Image Use has some useful resources and suggestions: http://guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse

For large quantities it is a bit expensive, but in the past I have used single images from the Mainichi Photo Bank. Their system for permission and payment is fairly easy to use and the prices clearly indicated on their webpage.

https://photobank.mainichi.co.jp/php/KK_left_menu.php

I wonder if other similar organizations have something similar?

There are likely to be images in all sorts of popular magazines, though on average the quality is not wonderful unless they were published in the front sections. Some of the 画報type publications might have some good images in the gurabia section that are of higher quality. If you can access originals of those publications, it might not be hard to receive permission from the publishers of those magazines. If you can acquire the originals of the magazines you cut out the middle-man (not so much about cost as paperwork), and it might be worth doing internet searches on the used bookstore clearing house sites. More and more the stores are indexing the tables of contents for popular topics. Koseisha Database subscribed to by various libraries can also help you find popular magazine articles from that period. It might not be worth it if you are just looking for images, but you might want to take a quick look at it.

Of course it would be wonderful if there turns out to be access to a photographic archive that contains more of these images.

Good luck!

Sarah

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On Mar 19, 2014, at 1:44 PM, lana zill <lana.zill at gmail.com<mailto:lana.zill at gmail.com>>
 wrote:

Thank you Markus- I will be sure to check out your book and look for resources. The "radically expensive" part is a bit worrisome for our documentary budget, but I'm excited to see what visual material may exist.
And thank you Anne- I will look up Greg Golley.
All best,
Lana


Svetlana Zill
415.867.2127


On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Markus Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu<mailto:amnornes at umich.edu>> wrote:
For moving image materials, most of what you need is online and is radically expensive. You can get a good sense for what to do from Aaron and my Research Guide to Japanese Film Studies.

Markus


On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:15 PM, lana zill <lana.zill at gmail.com<mailto:lana.zill at gmail.com>> wrote:

Hello,

I am looking to find photographs and footage and newspaper articles of Albert Einstein's trip to Japan in 1922. He traveled to several cities including Tokyo and Sendai in November-December of 1922, and I have read in his travel journal that he was photographed constantly while on the trip.  Does anyone have contact information for Japanese footage/photo/archival news outlets?

Many many thanks in advance!

Svetlana

Svetlana Zill
415.867.2127<tel:415.867.2127>

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