Mrs. and Misses Saitō and Ambassador Grew (April 17th) – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Mrs. and Misses Saitō and Ambassador Grew (April 17th) in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Mrs. and Misses Saitō and Ambassador Grew (April 17th)
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Grew, the American ambassador to Japan, stands with Saitō's widow and daughters in this 1939 print, taken on April 17 in connection with the funeral rites for Hiroshi Saitō. Saitō had been Japan's ambassador to the United States and died in Washington in 1939. His remains were returned to Japan aboard the U.S. Navy cruiser *Astoria*, a gesture of respect that drew wide attention at the time. The photograph records a rare moment of formal public courtesy between the two nations just before tensions over the war in China and Japan's expansion grew more severe.
| Medium | 1 photographic print ; 15.2 x 22.3 cm. |
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| Notes | [1939] |
| Subjects | Saitō, Hiroshi,--1886-1939--Death & burial--Japan. Saitō, Hiroshi,--1886-1939--Familiy. Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark),--1880-1965. Astoria (Cruiser : CA-34) Funeral rites & ceremonies--Japan--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,058 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114740 |
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