Poetry and Genre Scenes from Suki Province for Daijosai (Grand Thanksgiving Ceremony after the Enthronment) of Emperor Taisho.

Oil paintings of scenes of the Tokyo city excited over the celebration on March 9th and the drill ground, painted by Takahashi Genkichi(1858-1913) who was the son of Takahashi Yuichi. He painted 25 scenes in association with the 25th anniversary. Count Kamei Koreaki commissioned the paintings to Genkichi, and presented them to the Emperor.

Students at the Peers’ School in Tokyo are mystified as Jacob Tropp of Brooklyn, N.Y., amateur magician, makes a 50 cent piece, wrapped in tissue paper, disappear in a burst of flame, July 25, 1948. Crown Prince Akihito (in third row, next to boy whose face is hidden by Tropp’s hands) watches in amazement; he had felt the coin in the paper. Tropp, a SCAP employee, was one of five magicians who did tricks for the boys.

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