PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-njpa-2-216 (GH137.001)

PARENT COLLECTION

Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Gaijin Hawai'i" Collection

DESCRIPTION

Caption on reverse: "HISTORIC SWORD: A Japanese samurai sword which was given to the Rev. Samuel Chenery Damon by Manjiro Nakahama about a century ago was presented to Rear Adm. S. S. Murray, commandant of the 14th naval district, at a brief ceremony yesterday afternoon at the Honolulu Academy of Arts by Samuel R. Damon, great grandson of the Rev. Damon. The sword will be exhibited at the Truxton-Decatur Naval Museum in Washington, D.C., during the centennial celebration of Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan. Above, left to right, are: Japanese Consul-General Shinjiro Tsumura, Adm. Murray and Damon, who is holding the sword. Others attending the ceremony included Governor Oren E. Long, Frank A. Hecht, president of the Navy League of the United States, Washington, D.C., and Kenneth Brown, president of the 14th naval district council, Navy League.--(Hawaii Times photo)."

CONTRIBUTOR

Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation

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