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negative, glassine envelope
Maker
Tanaka Photo Studio
Date1937
Mediumplastic, glassine
Dimensions8x10 in.
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineIn Memory of Chikashi & Asa Tanaka and Yasuo "Clifford" & Yuri Tanaka
Object number2007.61.444
Description1 Photographic 8x10 negative : b&w ; Photographed on Agfa Nitrate Film. Image of a large gathering of young boys wearing kendo armor. At the top of the image is a caption written in Japanese which reads, “ Dai Nippon Butoku Kai North America Southern California Branch 2nd Martial Arts convention / June 26th 1937.” One (1) glassine envelope that the negative was stored in reads, “No. JUN 2 1937 / Name Kubota / Order 12 8x10 $15.00.”