Archive of a Jewish family Podliashouk, the Middle East and international trade company, Yokohama, Japan, 

57 photos and 4 papers, 1st half of 20th cen. Palestine, Japan, England, 1st half of 20th cen., In Hebrew and English

Different condition. Photos have postcard size and less Company by the surname Podliashouk, 

Who was associated with the Middle East and international trade in the first half of the 20th century. 

Company letterhead: GRIGORI M. PODLIASHOUK Representative of J. M. Kodriansky & M. Podliashouk Address:

Yokohama, Japan, 78 Yamashita-cho That is, this is a commercial letterhead of a representative of a trading firm in the Japanese city of Yokohama. 

Such forms were used for business correspondence and telegrams from approximately the 1910s to the 1930s.

Telegram form from the British Mandate period: PALESTINE POSTS, TELEGRAPHS & TELEPHONES It bears a Tel Aviv postmark and a notation of receipt. 

Such forms were used in Mandatory Palestine until 1948. One of the cards reads: Mr. F. Podliashouk, London. 

The text is written in Hebrew and dated November 20, 1924. 

Family archive of the Podliashouk émigré or trading family: Japan (Yokohama), Palestine (Tel Aviv), France (Paris),

 Great Britain (London). the documents reflect the family's international connections in the 1920s and 1930s.

Yamashita-cho Street was the main area for foreign trading houses in Yokohama after Japan opened to international trade. It was there that Russian, British, German, and other import-export companies were located. Historical directories of Yokohama from the early 20th century list numerous similar businesses under specific house numbers on Yamashita-cho. 

The surnames Podliashouk and Kodriansky appear Eastern European (likely from the Russian Empire). 

After the Russo-Japanese War and especially after the 1917 Revolution, numerous Russian trading and émigré businesses operated in Yokohama.