Visit of the Japanese to the Philadelphia Mint, on Thursday, June 13th.

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Visit of the Japanese to the Philadelphia Mint, on Thursday, June 13th.

Item Info

Item No: pdcc00161
Title: Visit of the Japanese to the Philadelphia Mint, on Thursday, June 13th.
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper showing the Japanese delegation on a tour of the Philadelphia Mint. Philadelphia Mayor Henry Alexander and council members made up the welcoming party. The visitors are dressed in traditional costumes and wearing bob style length classical Japanese haircuts. The visit to Philadelphia was one stop on a nationwide tour by the Japanese ambassadors - the first such diplomatic mission to the United States.


Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.3
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929
Henry, Alexander, 1823-1883