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Date1926
DimensionsNeg Type: 120.00 mm
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Toshio 'Dyna' Nakagawa
Object number97.14.2
Description1 b&w image of about 17 young men in sumo attire or suits holding banners in Japanese. Others behind them but in distance, a canopy above them. Taken on the occasion of Fresno County Youth Sumo Tournament, July 4, 1926. The three youths to the right are holding a banner indicating that they are the Bowles Youth Sumo Cheerleading Squad. Note that many of the competitors are wearing shorts under their mawashi.

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