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This 10-part postcard collection depicts Japanese forces firing out upon Russian ships complete with elaborate borders on the cards as well as photographs of the major Japanese commanders. NOTE: One of the postcards is missing from the collection.

Taiko-bashi, Shinji Pond, and wisteria blossoms at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.

These women went to the United States in 1871 with Iwakura mission. From left to right: Nagai Shigeko, Ueda Teiko, Yoshimasu Ryoko, Tsuda Umeko, Yamakawa Sutematsu. They are dressed in Western style.

The five most famous men of the Iwakura Mission (1871-73). From left to right: Okubo Toshimichi, Ito Hirobumi, Iwakura Tomomi (in traditional Japanese garb), Yamaguchi Naoyoshi, Kido Takayoshi. Picture taken in Great Britain.

Dressed in Western attire, the diplomat and official of the Meiji Ministry of Education is shown in a monochromatic photograph.

Sumo wrestlers entering the ring for a charity match to raise funds for a temple.