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| Title | Admiral Togo visiting Seattle, August 29, 1911 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1911 |
| Caption | Born into a samurai family in 1848, Heihachiro "peaceful son" Togo received naval training at the Thames Nautical Training College in London and went on to become Japan's greatest admiral. His military fame came from defeating the Russians in the most decisive sea battle in history, the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. His visit to Seattle, shown here, may have been on his journey home after attending the coronation of England's King George V. |
| Notes | Caption on label: DePue, Morgan & Co., Inc., Seattle.
Handwritten on mount: Admiral Togo - Aug 29, 1911. |
| Subjects | Military personnel--Japanese; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Top hats--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Togo, Heihachiro, 1848-1934 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.3.1675 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Lantern Slide Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 lantern slide: b&w; 2 1/4 x 3 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original lantern slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
