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Emperor Meiji sits with the rulers of the United States, Germany, France, and Britain at a poker table, raising the wager with a model dreadnought amid many warships.

September 22, 1909 · Colour offset photomechanical print

No Limit

Louis M. Glackens

Why it matters

Seating Emperor Meiji at the same table as Western rulers signals recognition, but the shared language of equality is a limitless wager in battleships rather than citizenship or peace.

Publication
Puck, vol. 66, no. 1699
Holding institution
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Shelfmark
Illus. in AP101.P7 1909 (Case X); LC-DIG-ppmsca-26411
Rights
No known restrictions on publication

Citation

Louis M. Glackens. No Limit. Puck, vol. 66, no. 1699, September 22, 1909. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-26411.

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