2024.34: 1872: When samurai came to Saltaire

Identifier: 2024.34
Title: 1872: When samurai came to Saltaire
Type: research document
Format: typewritten
Date Created: 2024
Creator: Brook, Les
Place created: Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Description: A research document from local historian Les Brook on the visit in 1872 of the Japanese Iwakura Embassy visit to Saltaire. The Iwakura Embassy was a high-level governmental group from Japan who toured the world to investigate the latest developemtns in industry and technology. They visited Saltaire to view the renowned Slats Mill and the model village of Saltaire.

Contents include:

What was the Iwakura Embassy?
The Embassy’s historical backstory
The members of the Embassy
The Embassy in the USA
Four months in Britain
The visit to Bradford and Saltaire
DAY 1: Thursday 24 October 1872
DAY 2: Friday 25 October 1872
DAY 3: Saturday 26 October 1872
DAY 4: Sunday 27 October 1872
DAY 5: Monday 28 October 1872
From Yorkshire to London
The Embassy in continental Europe, and beyond
Subject: Textile industry
Associated place or event: Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Source: Gift: Brook, Les
Rights: Content available under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence
Rights Holder: Copyright Les Brook

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