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Forest Middleton, right, addressing a package while sitting in a wicker armchair. His wife Leonore, is sitting on a straight back chair with her feet propped on a footstool, wrapping fabric edging on a card. A caption on the reverse of the print states: "Sun. finds us busy marking and doing up things for your export business." The writing most likely addresses Forest's father, William Middleton, who owned a leather goods business in Madison, Wisconsin. He also sold merchandise sent to him by Forest and Leonore from Japan.
1922
Middleton, Forest, 1892-1990
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New Shoes
1922
Leonore Middleton leaning forward as she is sitting on a bed trying on a pair of shoes. An unidentified Japanese woman in traditional dress is sitting on the floor, right. The bed is strewn with cl...
Forest in Yokohama
1922
Forest Middleton standing beside a bookcase holding a pipe. He is wearing a suit and tie. There are Japanese figurines on the top of the bookcase and a Japanese print hanging on the wall. There are...
Yokohama Apartment
1922
A view of an interior corner of the house occupied by Forest and Leonore Middleton. There are light draperies and a shade over a large window. A bouquet of pussy willow branches extend from a baske...
Leonore Middleton and Students
1922
Leonore Judkins Middleton showing a book to three young Japanese men. An iron kettle is sitting on a stove in the background. On the reverse of the print is written: "Taken at Hagin's one Sun. a.m....
Shopkeeper
1920
A smiling shopkeeper in traditional dress showing a ceramic cat to Leonore Middleton. There are shelves behind Leonore which are crowded with figurines.
Christmas Dinner
1922
Four women and two men are sitting at a dining table. Forest Middleton, on the far left, is wearing a Japanese-style jacket. His wife, Leonore, is second from right and is wearing a long bead neckl...
