Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows documents on the Great Kanto Earthquake, which struck the Kanto region centering on Tokyo in 1923, logged by U.S. missionary Clara Loomis, along with a photograph of victims. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo donated the documents to the Yokohama Archives of History in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 27, 2011.

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  • ILEA001159599
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  • 2011/5/27 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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  • 1737 × 1303 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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