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negative, glassine envelope
Maker
Tanaka Photo Studio
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.
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.
![[Muto memorial service at Zenshuji Soto Mission, Los Angeles, California, May 26, 1966]](/internal/media/dispatcher/8701/thumbnail)