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Showa era

Fukoku Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. advertising postcard, Tokyo, c. 1930.
Great Japan Technology Exposition, Okayama, c. 1930.
Grand Kyoto Coronation Exposition, Kyoto, 1928.
Opening Day of the “Chikatetsu”, Tokyo Underground Railway Co., December 1927.
The “Asia Express”, Shougaku Sannensei Manga advertising postcard, Manchukuo, c. 1935.
The Enthronement of Emperor Hirohito, 1928.
J.N.R. Tokaido Main Line Limited Express commemorative advertising postcard, October 1958.
“Great Exhibition of Japan’s Rapid Progress” advertising postcard, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, 1936.
Shinsen (Sinchon) Onsen Station, Chosen (Korea), c. 1930.
Elephants at Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, c. 1950.
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, 1936.
Imperial Japanese Navy training cruise to Hawaii, U.S.A., Mexico, Panama, 1924-1925.
“Year of the Rat”, New Year’s postcard, 1936.
Post-war Housing Construction (danchi), c. 1960.
JOBK (NHK) Radio, Osaka, 1926.
Meiji Jingu Outdoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo, c. 1935.
National Census commemorative postcards, 1920 & 1935.
The creation of “Greater Tokyo,” 1932.
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