Boston Itinerary

6/18/1872 – 6/20/1872

World’s Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival, Courtesy of the Kume Museum of Art.

6/18

The delegation arrived in Boston on June 18, 1872, and attended the World’s Peace Jubilee and International Music Festival.

Panoramic photo of Boston Harbor, 1876, Source: Library of Congress.

6/19

The mission members watched a second day of performances at the International Music Festival. Later in the day they attended a welcome event and cruised the Boston Harbor on a steamship.

Springfield Armory – Water Shops, 1899, Source: Library of Congress.

6/20

The delegation took a train to Springfield and toured the Federal Arsenal.

Revere House Hotel, 1869?-1885?, Source: New York Public Library.

8/2

After a short trip to New York City and Rhode Island, the mission returned to Boston. They attended a banquet at the Revere House Hotel, hosted by the city in their honor.

Stereograph showing cotton mill machines in an empty weaving room, 1892, Source: Library of Congress.

8/3

The delegation toured a cotton mill in Lawrence, and a wool mill in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Mention of the Northern Lights seen by the delegation in the New York Herald, August 16, 1872, Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

8/4

The delegation visited a reservoir on the outer limits of Boston. On their way back to the city center, they were able to see the northern lights.

Marlborough Shoe Factory, erected in 1869, 1910, Source: Reproduced from an original postcard published by Frank W. Swallow, Exeter, New Hampshire.

The delegation divided themselves into two groups. One group visited Marlborough, where they attended a reception and toured a shoe and clothing factory. The second group went to Providence, Rhode Island. They attended a similar reception, and toured a gold and silver utensils factory.