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[JACL Nisei relay queen and attendents, June 1956]
Maker
Rafu Shimpo
Maker
Toyo Miyatake Studio
Date1956
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LinePhotograph by Toyo Miyatake Studio, Gift of the Alan Miyatake Family
Object number96.267.358
Description2 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.;Five young women, queen and attendents, hold a sign promoting the Japanese American Citizens' League (JACL) Fifth annual Nisei relays to be held at La Cienega playground in Los Angeles, California, June 1956. Queen Mitzi Miya holds a trophy while her attendents hold sign, June Tsukida, Helene Yabuta, Lillian Asato, and Virginia Okumoto.
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