Way Cool Taiwan 1930s Image Collection
Jan.03, 2008 in Japanese period, Taiwan resources
Photographer extraordinaire Craig Ferguson flipped me this link to the Gerald Warner Taiwan Image Collection at Lafayette College. The collection consists of images of Taiwan taken between 1937 and 1941.
Totaling 340 photographs and postcards gathered by Warner between August 26, 1937 and March 8, 1941, these images provide a snapshot of Taiwan’s hybrid culture of Chinese, Taiwanese, Austronesian, and Japanese influences. The subjects represented are wide-ranging, including clothing, arboriculture, urban structures, agriculture, religious rituals, topography, highways, parks, and more. These digitized images have been researched and annotated to serve as a web-based encyclopedia of colonial Taiwan’s material culture.
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January 3rd, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Very nice set of postcards and excellent research into the background of the images! Thanks for the info!
January 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
As a kid growing up in Taiwan, I was excited to read stories about Taiwan, something we didn’t get too often for all my life in Taiwan.
The Chinese government-in-exile deliberately hided/destroyed things Taiwan like history started in 1949.
Thank you very much for posting this story.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Great find! Browsing this should keep me occupied for a little while!
January 5th, 2008 at 3:01 am
I really enjoy the older photos of Taiwan. Thanks to Craig and you for getting it out there.