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[Interior of Japanese Embassy, 1310 N St., N.W., Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Interior of Japanese Embassy, 1310 N St., N.W., Washington, D.C.], [1893] — historic photograph
[Interior of Japanese Embassy, 1310 N St., N.W., Washington, D.C.], [1893]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(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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A window into the past: [Interior of Japanese Embassy, 1310 N St., N.W., Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Interior of Japanese Embassy, 1310 N St., N.W., Washington, D.C.]

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Step inside the Japanese legation at 1310 N Street NW in Washington, as Frances Benjamin Johnston recorded it in 1893. Johnston was one of the most active photographers in the capital in those years, and her interior views of official residences and offices give a rare look at how diplomatic households arranged their rooms and displayed their possessions. Japan had maintained a diplomatic presence in Washington since the 1870s, and at the time of this picture its mission was working to present the country to American officials and visitors as a modern nation with its own refined artistic traditions. The room's furnishings and decoration would have been read as deliberate statements about that identity.

Created / published[1893]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1930.
NotesPhotograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
SubjectsEmbassies--Japanese--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1930. Interiors--1890-1930. Furnishings--1890-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,274 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-182663

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