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[Planning committee for the Memorial Day play day for youth at Church Federation of Los Angeles headquarters, Los Angeles, California, May 24, 1957]
[Planning committee for the Memorial Day play day for youth at Church Federation of Los Angeles headquarters, Los Angeles, California, May 24, 1957]
[Planning committee for the Memorial Day play day for youth at Church Federation of Los Angeles headquarters, Los Angeles, California, May 24, 1957]

[Planning committee for the Memorial Day play day for youth at Church Federation of Los Angeles headquarters, Los Angeles, California, May 24, 1957]

Maker (1895 - 1979)
Date1957
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LinePhotograph by Toyo Miyatake Studio, Gift of the Alan Miyatake Family
Object number96.267.442
Description1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. , Published in Rafu Shimpo, May 28, 1957.;Group portrait of thirteen young women and men in the Planning committee for the Memorial Day play day for youth sitting on staircase at the Church Federation of Los Angeles headquarters, Los Angeles, California, May 24, 1957. Five women sit on third step; four women sit on fifth step; four men sit on landing. Stairs descend from top right and top left and meet at landing in center, extending down center They are identified (left to right): June Yamamura, Hollywood Independent; Kathleen Emi, Christ Presbyterian; chairman Elizabeth Sugino of the Church Federation; Mae Wakamatsu, L.A. Holiness; May Oyama, Union; second--Sally Yoshida, L.A. ; Keiko Yakura, L.A. Holiness; Lois Takahashi, West Adams; Sally Shimizu, Centenary; third--Bill Kobayashi, St. Mary's; Donald Sasaki, Christ Presbyterian; Eugene Tamura, West Adams; Melvin Kubo, Union. Absent were Doug Furuta of St. Maary's and Walter Ssakauye of Centenary

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