tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post3033250326642350940..comments2024-03-04T06:12:38.695+13:00Comments on Photo-Sleuth: Sepia Saturday 189: Ode to the Rickshaw-wallahBrett Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-37363895540582257742016-06-14T09:46:00.216+12:002016-06-14T09:46:00.216+12:00Hi Shawn, Email me for details: gluepot@gmail.com
...Hi Shawn, Email me for details: gluepot@gmail.com<br />Regards, BrettBrett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-55043061114381819972016-05-21T17:53:26.463+12:002016-05-21T17:53:26.463+12:00Hi Brett,
Would like to use the following photo i...Hi Brett,<br /><br />Would like to use the following photo in an article that I'm working on for Clutched (www.clutched.com.sg), Singapore's leading car review show. How would you like me to credit you? Thanks! - Shawn (shawn@clutched.com.sg)<br /><br />Jinnirickshaw, undated probably c.1880s, unidentified photographer<br />Albumen print (141 x 95mm) mounted on printed card (155 x 112mm)<br />Image © and collection of Brett PayneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912532834317238047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-31315629249710194902013-08-13T22:54:54.677+12:002013-08-13T22:54:54.677+12:00Good to hear Sharon.Good to hear Sharon.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-32840554056509151982013-08-13T22:54:39.512+12:002013-08-13T22:54:39.512+12:00That sounds an intriguing book. I'll keep a l...That sounds an intriguing book. I'll keep a look out for it.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-21686448056653367552013-08-13T22:54:03.581+12:002013-08-13T22:54:03.581+12:00Wouldn't things be tedious if there wasn't...Wouldn't things be tedious if there wasn't something new to learn each day?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-30806296231814002532013-08-13T22:36:29.127+12:002013-08-13T22:36:29.127+12:00Like usual, I learnt something new too.
Always in...Like usual, I learnt something new too.<br /><br />Always interesting :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-52672186589580448322013-08-13T03:59:29.320+12:002013-08-13T03:59:29.320+12:00I recall reading the book Shanghai Girls, set afte...I recall reading the book Shanghai Girls, set after World War II I think, or possibly between WWI and II, and one of the protagonists was a rickshaw driver in Shanghai. It had been a great shame to him. Once in America, the rickshaw was pretty much used in the Chinatown area of Los Angeles as a campy tourist attraction. This is an excellent post as always Brett!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-15221700350745640702013-08-12T23:24:27.638+12:002013-08-12T23:24:27.638+12:00There's the old saying, you learn something ev...There's the old saying, you learn something every day. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-39082242845670343652013-08-12T20:36:04.797+12:002013-08-12T20:36:04.797+12:00I think it was part of the general ban on any West...I think it was part of the general ban on any Western influences entering Japan which prevailed until the end of that period - ion other words they were a very closed society, or at least closed to the Western devils.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-75258396593021001472013-08-12T20:33:59.375+12:002013-08-12T20:33:59.375+12:00Certainly is a fascinating look at this tidbit of ...Certainly is a fascinating look at this tidbit of History. Great pics too!! Any idea why it was banned during the Tokugawa period?! <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-4557333847728569292013-08-12T19:18:34.267+12:002013-08-12T19:18:34.267+12:00Haven't come across the Philadelphia New Parad...Haven't come across the Philadelphia New Parade - perhaps that's another I need to put on the list of things to see.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-78716856133829926232013-08-12T18:56:00.304+12:002013-08-12T18:56:00.304+12:00I'm fascinated by the Durban outfits. They rem...I'm fascinated by the Durban outfits. They remind me of the "Indian" suits worn by African-Americans in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. And also the suits worn by some of the Mummers in the Philadelphia New Years parade. Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-11448020377099500502013-08-12T08:52:58.790+12:002013-08-12T08:52:58.790+12:00Thanks very much Sheila - good work.Thanks very much Sheila - good work.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-84405777259835585132013-08-12T03:00:44.353+12:002013-08-12T03:00:44.353+12:00The duplicate photo is on a Sri Lankan blog, judgi...The duplicate photo is on a Sri Lankan blog, judging by the script. I thought that might imply that the photo was taken in Sri Lanka, and found <a href="http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD156737/Jinrickshaw-in-Colombo?img=1&search=jinrickshaw&bool=phrase" rel="nofollow">this</a> with its caption "No. 70 Jinrickshaw in Colombo"Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-8563632144608039452013-08-11T22:50:27.395+12:002013-08-11T22:50:27.395+12:00Thanks Liz.Thanks Liz.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-36410744346393363612013-08-11T21:01:49.257+12:002013-08-11T21:01:49.257+12:00Great post Brett. Thanks for the interesting info ...Great post Brett. Thanks for the interesting info on rickshaws. I also had no idea they were so widespread.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-18730655317774912452013-08-11T10:14:22.378+12:002013-08-11T10:14:22.378+12:00Postcardy - Yes, I was a little surprised too.Postcardy - Yes, I was a little surprised too.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-9984306491878869352013-08-11T10:13:53.262+12:002013-08-11T10:13:53.262+12:00Tony - Well you would think so, wouldn't you, ...Tony - Well you would think so, wouldn't you, but I've discovered it's not necessarily the case. Check out this amazing <a href="https://myspace.com/indiafred/video/mussoorie-rickshaw-ride-and-shopping-in-the-bazaar-39-40s/4369436" rel="nofollow">silent movie clip</a> of rickshaw rides in the Indian hill station of Mussoorie, where the English sahibs retired to escape the hot months of summer.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-57197728667200261632013-08-11T10:08:09.346+12:002013-08-11T10:08:09.346+12:00Thanks Sue.Thanks Sue.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-9639746372534235072013-08-11T10:07:59.264+12:002013-08-11T10:07:59.264+12:00Rosie - I agree, a young person's trade, and n...Rosie - I agree, a young person's trade, and not for long.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-24458960222142653672013-08-11T10:07:15.988+12:002013-08-11T10:07:15.988+12:00It's difficult enough wearing a fancy dress co...It's difficult enough wearing a fancy dress costume for a single event of a couple of hours, imagine doing so all day, every working day - awful.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-76077001490568012782013-08-11T10:06:09.959+12:002013-08-11T10:06:09.959+12:00Alex - I can see the similarities too.Alex - I can see the similarities too.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-49935588527301295142013-08-11T09:35:44.752+12:002013-08-11T09:35:44.752+12:00Anyjazz - I used Google's Image search.Anyjazz - I used Google's Image search.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-10353878949064241132013-08-11T03:51:56.762+12:002013-08-11T03:51:56.762+12:00I was surprised that rickshaws weren't invente...I was surprised that rickshaws weren't invented earlier. I have seen bicycle rickshaws around here, though they are often called by different names.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-2524479290367615622013-08-11T03:06:51.499+12:002013-08-11T03:06:51.499+12:00A fine post. A history lesson in detail about som...A fine post. A history lesson in detail about something completely foreign to me. And how did you find that duplicate image?anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.com