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Men of the Iwakura Mission
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.
Naval battle between Taiping-Qing armies on Yangtze River
Photo of Naval battle between Taiping-Qing armies on Yangtze River. The caption in French says: "Canonnade des Taiping contre les jonques de guerre des Tsing qui assiégeaient la capital du Royaume céleste." ("Taiping cannon fire against the Qing war…
Newspaper Image of Hibiya Riot.
The people in the image are attempting to escape from the Meiji police force that is beating them off of the old castle wall and into the pond below which was also the old castle's moat.
