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Copyright JANM
photograph
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

photograph

Date1942
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Susan K. Mochizuki and Ann K. Uyeda
Object number2006.133.27
Description1 photographic print: b&w; 3-1/2x6" snapshot photo of 7 men and women posing in front of a restaurant in Little Tokyo in May 1942. 4 Caucasians, 2 men and 2 women, with 3 Japanese American incarcerees, 1 man and 2 women. All are in business attire, suits, coats, ties, dresses and hosiery and smiling. Jane Horino is in the center. The storefront has no identifying sings but the caption on back notes, "Lil Tokyo Grill."

Caption on back: "Lil Tokyo Grill, Los Angeles, CA, May 1942."

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