Jacob L. Loose Collection

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Businessman and humanitarian Jacob Loose and his philanthropist wife Ella were frequent travelers. The collection is comprised of images from their early 20th century trips around the world, featuring views of locales as varied as Africa, Ceylon, India, Palestine, and numerous western European countries.

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Road of plenty

Looking down a road paved with flat rocks with sidewalks on each side. The sidewalk on the right is lined by ruins of columns. The sidewalk on the left is lined by a wall and then, again, ruined columns. Trees and mountains are in the background of the photograph. Printed in the left-hand corner in the margin below the photograph, "1262 Strada della Abbondanza. Pompeii." Printed in the right-hand corner in the margin below the photograph, "G. Sommer - Napoli."

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House of Argo

The ruins of the home of the Argo family in Herculaneum, is reduced to the columns that held the roof, walkways, and walls. Printed in the left-hand corner in the margin below the photograph, "1293 Ercolano Casa d'Argo."

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Civic Forum

A man and woman stand along a lane talking to another man among the ruins of the civic forum in Pompeii. An arched gateway is still intact among many fallen columns.

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Civic Forum

A couple of guides and a few men in different groups walk about the ruins of the civic forum in Pompeii, Italy. The open city center was surrounded by columns, gateways, and buildings that are all in different states of disrepair. Printed in the margin in the left-hand corner below the photograph, "1201 Foro civile (Pompei)."

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Galileo Galilei's chandelier (Pisa Cathedral)

A photograph of Galileo Galilei's chandelier in the Pisa gallery. Printed along the bottom margin in script, "Lampadario di G. Galilei (Duomo Pisa)."

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Baptistry in Pisa

The Pisa Baptistry of St. John in Pisa, Italy, is a domed building with carvings, statues, and architectural details completely surrounding the structure.

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Fountain decorated with mosaics

Mosaic surround all the walls and front of the fountain found in Pompei, Italy. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Casa della nuova fontana (Pompei)."

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Pansa's house

The ruins of the house of Pansa in Pompeii, Italy, consists of columns and walls and a pool that is flush with the ground. The title printed in the bottom margin is illegible. The photographer's name, G. Sommer, Napoli, is visible in the bottom right-hand corner.

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Baker's house

The ruins of a baker's house in Pompeii, Italy, shows the bases of grain mills and an oven with openings for fuel. Printed in the left-hand corner in the margin below the photograph, "No. 1224 Casa dí fornai, Pompei."

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Amalfi coast from the convent

A colorized photograph of the view of the Amalfi coast from the pergola at the Cappuchin Convent. A monk sits on a bench looking out at the coast as he holds a book under his left arm. A ship sits out in the water. The nearby city can be seen on a hillside that proceeds down to the water behind the monk. Mountains are visible across the back of the photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "5098. Amalfi dalla Pergola dei Cappuccini."

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Tower of Pisa

Three horse-drawn carriages wait on the left, right, and center at the bottom of the bell tower in Pisa, Italy. A few men gather and lean on guide poles around the base of the leaning tower as they look at the tower. The walls of the cathedral complex are visible behind the tower.

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Group of geishas are prepared to entertain

A group of geishas sit on the floor each behind a dark box called a hakohibachi, a brazier encased in a wooden box, with an insignia on the front. They do not smile. A long cloth lays on the floor in front of them. On the other side of the cloth are flowering plants in pots. The wooden doors with paper windows are closed behind the plants. The wall behind the geishas are sliding doors with louvered coverings. Three electric lamps hang from the ceiling above the center of the room.

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Yoshiwara girls

A group of Japanese women in robes, wearing white make up on their faces, sit behind screen, each sitting behind a wooden box known as a hakohibachi, a small brazier, Tokyo, Japan. Printed in the bottom, right-hand corner, "82. Yoshiwara Girls."

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Column in Herculaneum

One full terminal column of the ancient Appian Way in Brindisi, Italy, stands next to a nearly destroyed column to the left. The column overlooks the harbor. Printed in the left-hand corner in the margin below the photograph, "bis Brindisi — Colonna Erculea." Printed in the right-hand corner in the margin below the photograph, "A. Mauri Fotog. Napoili, Via Roma 256 e 32."

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Shore along a Venice waterway

Waterside view of Venice, Italy, includes men working on the shore among the boats moored by the shore. Buildings, possibly apartments, one with a clock tower, line the shore.

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