Photo of a Crowd in Front of the Patent Office Building in Washington DC (1860)

 

View of a crowd on front of and on top of the Old Patent Office Building for an unidentified event in Washington, D.C., on May 1860. The event was possibly related to the arrival of a delegation of Japanese diplomats who set foot in the city on May 14, 1860. Possibly taken by photographer Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Stereoview of a Crowd Watching Militiamen Preparing Cannons to Fire a Salute in Honor of the Arrival of Japan’s First Diplomatic Mission to the United States in New York City (1860)

View of a crowd watching militiamen preparing cannons to fire a salute in honor of the arrival of Japan’s first diplomatic mission to the United States in New York City, June 16, 1860. By Edward Anthony.

Source: Library of Congress.

View of a Crowd Watching Militiamen Preparing Cannons to Fire a Salute in Honor of the Arrival of Japan’s First Diplomatic Mission to the United States, New York City (1860)

A crowd watching militiamen preparing cannon to fire a salute in honor of the arrival of Japan’s first diplomatic mission to the United States, New York City, June 16, 1860. By E. & H. T. Anthony & Company.

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Instantaneous View of People Gathered in Front of New York City Hall to Witness the Arrival of Japanese Diplomats (1860)

Instantaneous view of people gathered in front of New York City Hall to witness the arrival of Japanese diplomats from Japan’s first delegation to the United States to meet the New York City mayor and New York governor, New York City, June 18, 1860. By Edward Anthony. Animated stereoview.

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