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Negative
Maker
Tanaka Photo Studio
Date1940
Mediumplastic
Dimensions8x10 in.
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineIn Memory of Chikashi & Asa Tanaka and Yasuo "Clifford" & Yuri Tanaka
Object number2007.61.20
Description1 photographic 8x10 negative : b&w ; Photographed on Agfa Safety Film. Image of a funeral party surrounding a small casket covered in flowers standing in front of Evergreen Crematorium in Los Angeles. At the bottom center of the photograph are three lines of handwritten text. The top line (in Japanese) reads, “The funeral of the late Ken Abe.” The second line reads, “Eugene Ken Abe.” The third line (in Japanese) reads, June 10 1940 at Evergreen Crematorium.”