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[Manzai group from Japan in front of Rafu Shimpo, Los Angeles, California, September 1, 1955]
Maker
Toyo Miyatake Studio
Maker
Rafu Shimpo
Date1955
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LinePhotograph by Toyo Miyatake Studio, Gift of the Alan Miyatake Family
Object number96.267.548
Description1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. , Published in Rafu Shimpo, September 2, 1955, Japanese section.;Group of eleven smiling manzai (comedians) entertainers dressed in kimono and suits standing in front of Rafu Shimpo office in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, September 1, 1955. Two men stand in back wearing suits, while other two men wear hakama. All the women wear kimon, including a girl in braids standing in front, center. "Rafu Shimpo, L.A. Japanese Daily News" on wall.
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