Title |
Japanese Architecture: Kura (Storehouse) [001] |
Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
Photo Number |
Box 23, Architecture, 95 |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 |
Subject |
Architecture, Japanese--Japan--Photographs; Storehouses--Japan--Photographs; Walls--Japan--Photographs; Windows--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Architecture |
Keywords |
Buildings; Store houses; Kura |
Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
Description |
Photo of a Japanese kura (storehouse), constructed out of stone or timber and covered with fire-proof clay. They were used to store valuable commodities such as grains or gunpowder |
Caption on Slide |
Kura (storehouse), used for storage of valuble commodities in Japan. |
Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. |
Type |
Image |
Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
Textual Date |
1947-2004 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vq3jgj |
Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
Setname |
uum_lctpc |
ID |
330481 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vq3jgj |