This is a postcard of the Japanese Lantern in Mt. Baker Park, Seattle, Washington. It was a gift from Kojiro Matsukatu of Kobe, Japan to Seattle, I believe in 1912. This card dates to sometime before 1920.
There are many versions of this card - early cards like this one with slightly different captions, and cards from later times with a very similar view. In my research I found the donor's name was actually Matsukata, and he lived from 1865-1950. There is an interesting wikipedia write up about him.
Click on the title to go to the listing, if you so desire.
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