兩國橋（日本橋區と本所區の堺）
Ryogoku Bridge (Border of Nihonbashi and Honjo Wards)
A bowed iron frame, and overhead wires strung across the sky. On Meiji-era Ryogoku Bridge, where streetcars ran, lines of iron crisscross the view.
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Beneath a great iron arch, a roofed streetcar comes toward the camera. At both ends of the arch stand posts topped with ornaments, and on the left side of the bridge, people are gathered in a cluster. Overhead, many wires run diagonally across the sky.
Ryogoku Bridge got its name because it linked two provinces, Musashi and Shimosa. In 1904 it was rebuilt as an iron bridge. The location note reads "border of Nihonbashi and Honjo Wards" (日本橋區と本所區の堺).
On the roadway in the foreground, the tracks curve gently and disappear beneath the streetcar.
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- 『[東京名所写真帖]』（[明治--]）
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- 126+ years ago
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