Jap. Naval review - TSUKUBA with Emperor aboard – Vintage 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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Jap. Naval review - TSUKUBA with Emperor aboard
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A naval review with the Emperor aboard the cruiser Tsukuba places this picture at a formal display of Japanese sea power. Tsukuba was an armored cruiser built in Britain and commissioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1907, and the Emperor's presence turned the event into a showcase for the fleet. The Bain News Service, a New York agency that distributed news photographs, made the glass negative, which suggests the image was meant for newspaper readers. The record is undated, and the title comes from unverified caption cards, so the exact occasion remains uncertain.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,792 × 4,217 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-22090 |
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