Caption:
[ 1900s Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance ] This postcard, ca 1902, of a Japanese boy with the Japanese flag and a western boy with the British flag celebrates the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. The alliance was first signed on January 30, 1902 (Meiji 35) and extended in 1905 (Meiji 38) and 1911 (Meiji 44) before expiring in 1921 (Taisho 10). 20th century vintage postcard.