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Uploaded a work by 鳥居龍蔵(1870-1953) from 鳥居龍蔵 写真目録「東京大学総合研究資料館標本資料報告 第18号、1990」より転載、増補。 高知工科大学総合自然資源研究所総合研究所鳥居竜蔵資料赤部隆造資料、赤井部推進協議会 http://www.muse.or.jp/torii/page11.html with UploadWizard