The houses are probably restaurants by judging the signs on the doors and poles on the grounds. Two men wearing overcoats (turumagis) and horsehair hats (kats) are shown in front of the buildings. Note the western-styled street lamp on the roof.
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Willard Dickerman Straight papers, #1260. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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