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Photo Details

ARCHIVE DESCRIPTION:
This black-and-white photograph shows the entrance to a building with a stone gate and a pathway flanked by trimmed bushes. The building has an arched entryway with double doors open and a sign above the entrance. Two leafless trees grow near the gate pillars, each topped with a spherical lamp.

VISIBLE CLUES:
- Stone gate pillars with mosaic-like stone patterns
- Spherical lamps atop each gate pillar
- Two leafless, pruned trees near entrance
- Arched entryway with double doors open
- Bushes and plants lining the pathway
- Partially visible sign with letters “CHIYO”
- Sign above door with possible Asian characters
- Black-and-white photo with some visible grain and minor scratches
- In a collection of photos of Korea, 1954
- On the back it says 'Hotel we stayed at'

POSSIBLE ERA / LOCATION CLUES:
- The photo’s monochrome nature and architectural style suggest mid-20th century, likely 1940s–1960s, though uncertain
- The sign and characters suggest possible East Asian (likely Japanese) location

SEARCH TAGS:
vintage building entrance, stone gate pillars, spherical lamps, pruned trees, black and white photo, mid-20th century, Japan, signage, garden pathway, korea, 1954, Hotel