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[Old man talking to young man in Kabuki play, Rohwer, Arkansas, October 21, 1944]
[Old man talking to young man in Kabuki play, Rohwer, Arkansas, October 21, 1944]
[Old man talking to young man in Kabuki play, Rohwer, Arkansas, October 21, 1944]

[Old man talking to young man in Kabuki play, Rohwer, Arkansas, October 21, 1944]

Date1944
DimensionsH: 5 in, W: 7 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of the Walter Muramoto Family
Object number97.292.4S
DescriptionOld man and young man in Japanese costume kneel on floor as older man talks during a Kabuki performance at Rohwer concentration camp, Rohwer, Arkansas, October 21, 1944. Male actor at L wears dark kimono, wig and make up to appear old as he points at piece of paper in his proper left hand. Young man in striped kimono raises corner of sleeve to face, as if crying. Footlight in foreground, R. Noren with two vertical slits covers doorway in background. Altar in background, R.;1 photographic print : b&w

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