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negative, glassine envelope, obituary
Maker
Tanaka Photo Studio
Date1935
Mediumplastic, glassine, paper
Dimensions8x10 in.
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineIn Memory of Chikashi & Asa Tanaka and Yasuo "Clifford" & Yuri Tanaka
Object number2007.61.272
Description1 Photographic 8x10 negative : b&w ; Photographed on Agfa Nitrate Film. A funeral party stands outside Evergreen Crematorium in Los Angeles. At the bottom of the photograph is a caption written in Japanese. One (1) glassine envelope that the negative was stored in reads, “No. 35502 June 13 1935 / Name Makino / Order 12 8x10.” On the right side of the envelope is a line of handwritten Japanese. To the right of this it reads, “H. Inouye / 981 S. San Pedro St. L.A.” One obituary with funeral details written in Japanese.