Depicted (sitter):

Roosevelt, Theodore  Search this

Nicholas II Emperor of Russia  Search this

Meiji Emperor of Japan  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 13.97 cm

Object Name:

Postcard

Date made:

1906

Associated date:

1906-12-25

Description:

This 1906 Christmas postcard features photographs of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, US President Theodore Roosevelt, and Emperor Meiji of Japan. Earlier that year, Roosevelt had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War. According to the Nobel Foundation, "Roosevelt was the first statesman to be awarded the Peace Prize, and for the first time the award was controversial."

Location:

Currently not on view

General subject association:

Diplomacy  Search this

War  Search this

Credit Line:

The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana

ID Number:

PL.227739.1906.S02

Accession number:

227739

Catalog number:

227739.1906.S02

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-4e1a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1171741