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Kaei nananen raikō Amerikasen fukushō Ahatamusuzō

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Description: Water color portrait depicts Captain Henry A. Adams, as seen by a Japanese artist, during Perry's second visit to Japan in 1854. It was at this time that Adams was actively engaged in negotiating the Treaty of Kanagawa. The text alongside the portrait states that Adams had arrived with about 700 people, and describes the Americans as having "yellowish faces, round eyes and bulbous noses."
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1854
Call number: 647773
Provenance: Purchased from Asia Bookroom, October 2019.
Dimensions: 37 x 27 cm
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Shinkoku taihei Amerikasengō jinbutsu shōmeiroku

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Black and white kawaraban showing a procession of Americans from Perry's second mission to Japan, with a list of the names of ships and of the surnames of prominent crew members from each ship, their rank or position and an approximation of their age. Names (given in Japanese katakana approximations) include [Matthew] Perry, [Henry A.] Adams, [Samuel] Archbold, engineer-in-chief, [Thomas] Houston, midshipman, [Samuel Wells] Williams, the mission's interpreter, and Dutch interpreter [Anton] Portman. The image depicts the Americans' uniforms and hats, which clearly seemed very unfamiliar to Japanese eyes, and some rather fanciful banners.

647772

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Images of State Department archival documents (items 1010-1030)

Visual Materials

A variety of original texts and official seals which Johnston photographed (possibly for an article) including the Articles of Confederation, the Oaths of Allegiance, the Treaty of Paris, the Treaty and Seal of George I, the Treaty of the War of 1812, C.A. Dana letter, the signature Treaty of the Mexican War, Acts of the 51st Congress, and John Quincy Adams' passport among other documents, some unidentified.

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Amerikasen raikōzu

Manuscripts

Sketch manuscript map shows Commodore Perry's fleet entering Edo bay, probably on the 8th of March, 1854, given that seven vessels are shown. The bay is roughly outlined, showing Perry's fleet in the center, as well as the location of major landmarks including the city of Edo, the towns of Futtsu and Tateyama near to the entrance to the bay, and the three heavily fortified artificial islands which stood in the bay close to the city of Edo. Text beside the second ship indicates this is Perry's vessel, text along the shoreline tells us which clan was defending that section of coastline.

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KitaAmerika kōwa seijishū jōkan shinzō no sha

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Printed portrait of Commodore Matthew C. Perry from a series of portraits of officers from the Black Ships. The title uses the traditional term commonly used for Qing officials to describe Perry's position. The text states that the mission had traveled a distance of 4500 Ri (17672.73km) to come to Japan from Washington.

647779

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"Guerre finie! Boche napoo!" : supplement to the Illustrated London News, Nov. 23, 1918

Visual Materials

Language: French ; English Artist(s): Woodville, Richard Caton, 1856-1927 Notes: "R. Caton Woodville 1918" ; "This painting will form a historic souvenir of a historic event--the entry of British troops into the outskirts of Mons on the day of the Armistice, November 11, 1918, amid the joyful welcome of the inhabitants. It places on record also the kind of mutual greetings which were exchanged between / our men and the people. They took the form of such familiar phrases as 'Guerre finie! Boche Napoo!' Short, but very expressive and adequate to the occasion. All that they implied was visible in kindling eyes and happy faces. / From the painting by R. Caton Woodville. Copyrighted in the United States and Canada."--text, bottom margin, centered.

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B Frank Kinsley ; Capt 36th USCT

Manuscripts

A bust-length studio portrait of Union Captain Benjamin Frank Kinsley of the 36th Colored Infantry Regiment, turned slightly to the left. Kinsley has a small mustache, a neat goatee that reaches the bottom of his collar, and pale eyes. "A.W. Kimball, photographic artist, 176 Elm Street, Manchester, N.H." is stamped in black on the verso. There is a blue two cent stamp with a portrait of George Washington attached to the verso.

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