Jinriki-shas. Yokohama, Japan
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Rickshaw men
Rickshaw, Colombo
This postcard shows a rickshaw man and his rickshaw, along with a woman riding as passenger. Charles C. Myers shares that the rickshaw is one of the principle ways people travel.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The native rickshaw at closer range.”
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Rickshaw, rickshaw men and passengers
This postcard shows two Japanese women riding in a rickshaw pulled by several men. Charles C. Myers states that these carts are the principal way of getting around Tokyo, and can be hired for a small amount of money.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is not a very good picture but represents the principal way of conveyance around the city. This little cart is called the Rick-i-sha and is pulled by a Jap and he will take you all around the city all day for a very small sum of one yen, which equals 50¢. Sometimes there are two or three Japs to a cart of the larger kind that carry two people.”