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Iwaya Sazanami Postcard Gallery

Photo: Iwaya Sazanami

Iwaya Sazanami, one of the mission's members, sent many postcards to his family in Tokyo. The postcards depict hotels, parks, trains, and other scenes of contemporary America as seen by the mission in 1909. His family stored the postcards in the attic for many years, but 33 have been selected and are on display here.

 


Postcard Index

September, 1909 Sept. 5 Seattle (1) Sept. 5 Seattle (2) Sept. 10 Portland (1)
Sept. 11 Portland (2) Sept. 12 Spokane Sept. 18 Duluth Sept. 23 Milwaukee (1)
Sept. 23 Milwaukee (2) Sept. 27 Chicago    
October, 1909 Oct. 2 Cleveland (1) Oct. 3 Cleveland (2) Oct. 7 Rochester
Oct. 9 Syracuse Oct. 12 New York (1) Oct. 21 New York (2) Oct. 23 Boston
Oct. 25 Cambridge Oct. 28 Philadelphia (1) Oct. 29 Philadelphia (2)  
November, 1909 Nov. 2 Washington, D.C. (1) Nov. 2 Washington, D.C. (2) Nov. 4 Baltimore (1)
Nov. 4 Baltimore (2) Nov. 9 Indianapolis Nov. 11 St. Louis Nov. 13 Omaha
Nov. 14 Animas Canyon Nov. 20 Los Angeles (1) Nov. 20 Los Angeles (2) Nov. 23 Winslow
Nov. 28 San Francisco (1) Nov. 28 San Francisco (2)    
December, 1909 Dec. 6 Hawaii    

Iwaya Sazanami Postcard Gallery

September, 1909

Postcard: Seattle (1)
Looking North-east from the Manufacturers' Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909.

Sept. 5, 1909 / Seattle (1)

Postcard: Seattle (2)
United States Government Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.

Sept. 5, 1909 / Seattle (2)

Postcard: Portland (1)
Hotel Portland, Portland, Ore.

Sept. 10, 1909 / Portland (1)

 
Postcard: Portland (2)
Portland Oregon Residences.

Sept. 11, 1909 / Portland (2)

Postcard: Spokane
A Spokane Dairy.

Sept. 12, 1909 / Spokane

 
Postcard: Duluth
Rustic Bridge. Lester Park, Duluth, Minn.

Sept. 18, 1909 / Duluth

Postcard: Milwaukee (1)
Conservatory, National Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, Wis.

Sept. 23, 1909 / Milwaukee (1)

 
Postcard: Milwaukee (2)
West Allis Works of Allis Chalmers Company at Milwaukee, Wis.

Sept. 23, 1909 / Milwaukee (2)

Postcard: Chicago
Old Cahoka Court House, First Court House in Illinois Wooded Island, Jackson Park, Chicago

Sept. 27, 1909 / Chicago

   

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October, 1909

Postcard: Cleveland (1)
Rose Gardens at "The Stores and Harrison Co." Nursery, Painesville, Ohio

Oct. 2, 1909 / Cleveland (1)

Postcard: Cleveland (2)
Beach at Ells Point. Cleveland, Ohio.

Oct. 3, 1909 / Cleveland (2)

Postcard: Rochester
New York Central R. R. Station, Rochester, N.Y.

Oct. 7, 1909 / Rochester

 
Postcard: Syracuse
N.Y. Central Train, coming through the streets of Syracuse, N.Y.

Oct. 9, 1909 / Syracuse

Postcard: New York (1)
Hotel Astor, New York.

Oct. 12, 1909 / New York (1)

 
Postcard: New York (2)
Central Park, "The Terrace", New York.

Oct. 21, 1909 / New York (2)

Postcard: Boston
Driveway and Mountain Laurel, Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Mass.

Oct. 23, 1909 / Boston

 
Postcard: Cambridge
Core Hall, Harvard University. Cambridge, Mass.

Oct. 25, 1909 / Cambridge

Postcard: Philadelphia (1)
Supreme Court Room. Independence Hall Philadelphia, Pa.

Oct. 28, 1909 / Philadelphia (1)

 
Postcard: Philadelphia (2)
The Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia, Pa.

Oct. 29, 1909 / Philadelphia (2)

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November, 1909

Postcard: Washington, D. C. (1)
Thomas Circle Washington, D. C.

Nov. 2, 1909 / Washington, D. C. (1)

Postcard: Washington, D. C. (2)
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington

Nov. 2, 1909 / Washington, D. C. (2)

Postcard: Baltimore (1)
Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore Md.

Nov. 4, 1909 / Baltimore (1)

 
Postcard: Baltimore (2)
E. Baltimore Street. Baltimore, Md.

Nov. 4, 1909 / Baltimore (2)

Postcard: Indianapolis
Columbia Club, Indianapolis, Ind.

Nov. 9, 1909 / Indianapolis

 
Postcard: St. Louis
Southern Hotel, St. Louis.

Nov. 11, 1909 / St. Louis

Postcard: Omaha
Union Station, Omaha, Neb.

Nov. 13, 1909 / Omaha

 
Postcard: Animas Canyon
Animas Canyon, Colorado.

Nov. 14, 1909 / Animas Canyon

Postcard: Los Angeles (1)
A Midwinter Scene in Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles, Cal.

Nov. 20, 1909 / Los Angeles (1)

 
Postcard: Los Angeles (2)
Los Angeles, Cal. Chamber of Commerce Building.

Nov. 20, 1909 / Los Angeles (2)

Postcard: Winslow
Government Irrigation Testing Station, Winslow. Ariz.

Nov. 23, 1909 / Winslow

 
Postcard: San Francisco (1)
Cliff House from Sutro Heights, San Francisco, California.

Nov. 28, 1909 / San Francisco (1)

Postcard: San Francisco (2)
"Japanese Tea Garden" Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal.

Nov. 30, 1909 / San Francisco (2)

   

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December, 1909

Postcard: Hawaii
Baldwin Home -- Kalawao, Molokai.

Dec. 6, 1909 / Hawaii

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Updated on Nov. 6, 2009

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