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Souvenir of Japan

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Description: A cloth portfolio containing twelve color lithographs with hand-colored details of Japanese dress, boats, symbols, and men of varying social and military classes. The portfolio cover title "Souvenir of Japan" is gilded. Titles of prints include: Japanese Peasant; Japanese Dressed in Chain Armer (Commanding Officer); Japanese Performing the "Ko-Tow"; Officers of the 2nd Rank; Two Grandees of Japan; Japanese Boatman; Japanese Officer; 2 Officers Saluting Each Other; War Boat; Merchant Vessel; Hats and Various Insignias of Rank; Standards Carried by Various War Boats & Socks and Sandals of the Lower Class. Many of the prints are signed "Lith. of J. Bien. 180 Broadway N.Y."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1860-1862.
Call number: priPEF 12
Creator: Bien, Julius (1826-1909)(Opens in new tab)
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First landing of Americans in Japan, under Commodore M. C. Perry at Gore-Hama July 14th 1853

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Image of the landing of American naval troops in Japan in 1853 during the United States Naval Expedition to Japan (the Perry Expedition); Japanese men with spears stand in formation spread over the coastline to greet American soldiers as they disembark from boats onto the beach; more Japanese men in the foreground in boats and on shore, some holding the bridles of horses; hills of Japan in the background.

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Image of Lieutenant Silas Bent leading a boat of United States sailors through a group of Japanese boats in Tokyo Bay, Japan, during the United States Naval Expedition to Japan (the Perry Expedition) in 1853; Japanese men with spears in boats watch the American troops as they enter the harbor; U.S. naval ship and Japanese coastline visible in the distance.

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Photographs of Imadegawa Kindergarten and Christian missionaries in Japan

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A group of nine large, mounted photographs depicting the Imadegawa Kindergarten in Kyoto, Japan; Japanese teachers and medical workers; and American Christian missionaries in Kobe, Japan. The Imadegawa Kindergarten was one of many Christian kindergartens established by American missionaries in 19th century Japan. Six photographs dated 1903 show Japanese children in the classroom or outdoors with their American and Japanese teachers. A group photograph depicts members of the American Board Mission in Japan, including prominent educators Annie L. Howe and Eliza Talcott. The photographs have credits for photographers K. Hino, M. Hori, and S. Kobayashi of Kyoto.

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Photographs of Imadegawa Kindergarten and Christian missionaries in Japan

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"The startling revelations of a Chinese Intelligence Officer in Manchuria, who was forced to join the Espionage Service of Japan and to aid in establishing their sinister government monopolies in white slavery, drug traffic, and kidnapping"--Cover of dust jacket.

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Photograph album of United States naval activities in Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, and United States

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This photo album was compiled by a member of the United States Navy who was aboard the USS Wisconsin between 1902 and 1904. The 48 black-and-white photographs are accompanied by extensive handwritten descriptions. The photos depict American, British, and Japanese military ships. The U.S. Naval ships include the USS Adams, the USS Kentucky, the USS Oregon, and the USS Wisconsin. The locations represented in the photographs include San Diego, California; Yokosuka, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Hong Kong; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Manila, Philippines. The photographs depict views of military boats and crew, shipping docks, a few views of churches and street scenes, and the Queen's Palace in Honolulu.

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