The hospital of the Japanese Mission of the Red Cross at the Hôtel Astoria
Main entrance, postcard, 1915-1916
© Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris / Roger Viollet
The presence of a Japanese delegation of the Red Cross, completely financed by the imperial family, seemed highly exotic. Its posting in the Astoria Hotel, 4bis avenue des Champs Elysées, inspired a series of postcards.
