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160306-0030 - Earthquake Reconstruction Bridge
The Senju-ohashi Bridge over the Sumidagawa River in Tokyo, ca. 1930 (Showa 5).
In 1596, the Senju-ohashi Bridge was the first bridge to cross the Sumidagawa River.
From the postcard series The 16 Bridges of Tokyo.
Following the Great Kanto Earthquake (Kanto Daishinsai) of September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12), Tokyo celebrated the official completion of its earthquake As part of the project, hundreds of bridges were built or reconstructed.
This series appears to have been published to coincide with the celebration.
Photo by MeijiShowa/AFLO
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