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Copyright JANM
photograph
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

photograph

Datec. 1939
Mediumpaper
DimensionsH: 4.625 in, W: 3 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Yuri Morimoto
Object number2003.33.12
Description1 photographic print: b&w; Tomihiro Matsuo, in a uniform. From description on the back, he is probably wearing a naval uniform. The top has a detailed collar with epaulets. On the chest are two vertical rows of buttons. At the waist is an ornate belt. It also appears that he is wearing gloves. He is holding a sword in his proper left hand, with the sword's tip on the floor, similar to a cane. Behind him is a chain-linked fence and in the background is the ocean. It appears that photograph was taken on a ship.

Japanese written on verso.

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