Waugaman Collection of Postcards
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FSA A2009.04
name: label: Creator
content: Waugaman, Jack
place: label: Place
content: Japan -- 1900-1910
topic: label: Topic
content: Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
creator: label: Creator
content: Waugaman, Jack
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Postcards (black and white)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1905
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated by Jack Waugaman, 2009
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A2009.04
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Postcards
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 0.1 linear foot
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Five postcards from Japan dated after the Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War. Most of the images are of temporary triumphal arches 凱旋門 emulating Western architecture and war imagery. These structures were built to celebrate the success of the Japanese navy and welcome returning troops. Elaborate arches made of wood and plaster were built in large public areas and smaller arches made of cedar were constructed in towns throughout Japan. Most were disassembled after celebrating. The arches in these postcards were located in Shinbashi, Ueno Park, Manseibashi and Azabu. Also included in the collection is a postcard showing vignettes of the consort and three sons of Crown Prince Yoshihito, as well as Akasaka Palace, their formal residence.