Historic Events

The Wreck of the S.S. Dakota, 1907.

Emperor Taisho 25th Wedding Anniversary, 1925.

Commodore Perry negotiating at Ryosenji Temple in 1854, Shimoda, c. 1930.

Exposition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the “Meiji Assembly”, Ueno Park, Tokyo, 1938.

Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Opening of Yokohama Port, 1909.

Fujinami Shrine, Tosa, Shikoku, c. 1920.

“Japanese troops marching scene to Ping Yang (Pyongyang) [in 1894]”, Russo-Japanese War propaganda postcard, c. 1905.

Earthquake refugee camp on the Imperial Palace plaza, Tokyo, 1923.

“Monument of [Hill] 203”, Port Arthur, Manchuria, c. 1910.

“The Cannon-ball of Ohato”, Nagasaki, c. 1910.

15th International Conference of the Red Cross commemorative postcard and stamps, Tokyo, 1934.

“Japanese troops passing Czech headquarters in inter-Allied parade”, Vladivostok, Russia, c. 1920.

The 8th World’s Sunday School Convention, Tokyo, 1920.

The Wedding of Crown Prince Hirohito & Princess Nagako, 1924.

Urakami Cathedral & Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki, c. 1930.

“This is the Japanese greatest admiral …”, Admiral Togo, 1906.

Crown Prince Yoshihito (Taisho) and family, c. 1910.

Dedication of Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, 1920.

Imperial Capital Reconstruction Board (Teito Fukko-in) commemorative postcards, 1930.

The Funeral of Commander Hirose, Tokyo, 1904.

Indian Ocean raid (“Operation C”), Imperial Japanese Navy, 1942.

“Earthquake photography”, 1923.

Sinking the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse propaganda postcard, 1941.