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Japanese steamship shipping company postcard. Underwater scene with photos of steamship and port city.
Japanese steamship shipping company postcard. Underwater scene with photos of steamship and port city.

Japanese steamship shipping company postcard. Underwater scene with photos of steamship and port city.

Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
Medium/TechniqueColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment with collotype insert on embossed card stock
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.6763
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
N.Y.K. S.S. "AKI MARU"
N.Y.K. S.S. "AKI MARU"
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
1903–1934
Commemoration of the Steam Tonnage of Japan exceeding 1,000,000 tons.
Commemoration of the Steam Tonnage of Japan exceeding 1,000,000 tons.
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
about 1907
N.Y.K. S.S. "Aki Maru." Commemoration of the Steam Tonnage of Japan exceeding 1,000,000 tons.
N.Y.K. S.S. "Aki Maru."
Commemoration of the Steam Tonnage of Japan exceeding 1,000,000 tons.
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
about 1907
N.Y.K. S.S. "AKI MARU."
N.Y.K. S.S. "AKI MARU."
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
1903–1934
N.Y.K. S.S. "KAMO MARU."
N.Y.K. S.S. "KAMO MARU."
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
1908–1939
N.Y.K. S.S. "KITANO MARU."
N.Y.K. S.S. "KITANO MARU."
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
1909–1939
N.Y.K. S.S. "KAMO MARU."
N.Y.K. S.S. "KAMO MARU."
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
1908–1939
N.Y.K. S.S. "KITANO MARU."
N.Y.K. S.S. "KITANO MARU."
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
1909–1939
Decorative border around photos of shipping and industry.
Decorative border around photos of shipping and industry.
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. S.S. WAKASA MARU. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. S.S. WAKASA MARU.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
after 1903
N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. S.S. NIKKO MARU. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. S.S. NIKKO MARU.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
after 1903
N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. S.S. AKI MARU. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. S.S. AKI MARU.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Nippon yûsen kaisha (NYK)
after 1903