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negative, glassine envelope
JANM Copyright
JANM Copyright

negative, glassine envelope

Date1938
Mediumplastic, glassine
Dimensions8x10 in.
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineIn Memory of Chikashi & Asa Tanaka and Yasuo "Clifford" & Yuri Tanaka
Object number2007.61.90
Description1 Photographic 8x10 negative : b&w ; Photographed on Agfa Safety Film. Image of a small gathering at a funeral service inside a Zen Buddhist Temple decorated with several flower wreaths. At the bottom of the photograph written in Japanese it reads, “Memorial Service for the late Yaki Kamo / photo taken at Zenshuji Soto Mission.”

One glassine envelope that the negative was stored in reads, “No. Jan 23/38 / Name Kanno / Remarks 12 8x10.” Written on the side of the envelope in Japanese are three lines of handwritten Japanese.

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