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![[Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, half-length portrait, facing right, seated in carriage with chrysanthemum emblem on the door]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvaGlyb2hpdG8tZW1wZXJvci1vZi1qYXBhbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctcmlnaHQtc2VhdGVkLWluLWNhcnJpYWdlLWYwZjlkYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/390/jpg "[Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, half-length portrait, facing right, seated in carriage with chrysanthemum emblem on the door]")
![[Unidentified officer, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with left hand on sword, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW9mZmljZXItdGhyZWUtcXVhcnRlci1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLXdpdGgtbGVmdC1oYW5kLW9uLWNhYzBiNi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Unidentified officer, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with left hand on sword, facing right]")
![[Baron Jutarō Komura, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvYmFyb24tanV0YXIta29tdXJhLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktcmlnaHQtNDEzMGJkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Baron Jutarō Komura, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]")
![[Elihu Root, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvZWxpaHUtcm9vdC1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtYXQtZGVzay1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[Elihu Root, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left]")
![[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing left, seated in chair]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1zZWF0ZWQtaW4tY2hhaXItMmQ4ODBjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing left, seated in chair]")
![[Celestino, Portuguese ship captain, half-length portrait, seated, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcvY2VsZXN0aW5vLXBvcnR1Z3Vlc2Utc2hpcC1jYXB0YWluLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1hYWZiNDYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Celestino, Portuguese ship captain, half-length portrait, seated, facing left]")
![[Miguel Miramón, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvbWlndWVsLW1pcmFtb24taGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC02NDAuanBn/40/55/webp "[Miguel Miramón, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]")
