What's this? A postcard in my collection of vintage Japanese postcards. Feel free to add comments or questions below the image. Click on "add comment." All postcards are owned by Philbert Ono and not for sale.
U.S.S. Mississippi
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This was one of the four "black ships" in Commodore Perry 's fleet when he first visited Japan in 1853. This postcard was made to commemorate the construction (in 1901) of the monument (see next postcard) marking Perry's first landing in Tokyo Bay.
