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Date1937-1939
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Fumi Shibata
Object number97.99.5
Description1 b&w image of 2 men sumo wrestling, one man just swung his arm and another is about to hit the ground. Another seems to be approaching the ring and spectators behind them. Sumo tournament, Sacramento area, ca. late 1930s. The referee (back right, on one leg) is Yoshio Shibata, who was one of the most prominent Sumotori in the Sacramento area, under the name "Dangoyama.";1 negative : b&w , Copy negative reproduced from original print May 1, 1997.

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