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The Japan Connection: The 162nd Anniversary of Townsend Harris' arrival in Japan

Townsend Harris, United States Ambassador to Japan (above) and Sir Rutherford Alcock, United Kingdom Ambassdor to Japan (below) carried in norimon chairs through the streets of Edo, circa 1859. Contemporary Japanese print, Letters and Papers of Townsend Harris Collection

'The Japan Connection' will be on display through August 31, 2018 at the Morris R. Cohen Library room 5/301, NAC