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NH 76136 Ambassador Hiroshi Saito (1886-1939) remembered

Ambassador Hiroshi Saito (1886-1939) remembered
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Title: Ambassador Hiroshi Saito (1886-1939) remembered
Caption: Cover of the memorial issue of the Japan Times Weekly published in Tokyo, April 20, 1939. Ambassador to the United States, Saito died in Washington, D.C., on February 26, 1939. The same week this issue was published, Saito's remains arrived in Japan aboard the USS ASTORIA (CA-34) (shown in the cover photograph). Portrait of Saito inset in the photograph of the ship.
Description: Courtesy of Lt. Gustave Freret (Ret.)
Catalog #: NH 76136
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Original Date: Thu, Apr 20, 1939
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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