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Hand-colored photo of firefighters showing off in Meiji-era Japan, late 1800s

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Hand-colored photo of firefighters showing off in Meiji-era Japan, late 1800s

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This kind of hand-coloring, with only the most notable bits given color, pops up from time-to-time in 19th century photos. Note this Civil War photo with the gold colored in

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