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Photograph caption reads: "Valley Japanese-American residents give official push to construction of new Nisei Community Center Building, with Barry Tamura, center, doing honors with shovel while Councilman Everett Burkhalter holds architect's sketch of what building will look like. From left are Sego Murakami, Hiroshi Yamano, Tamura, Burkhalter, Allan Mori and Tom Ikuta." Photograph dated May 13, 1959.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Nisei Community Center (San Fernando Valley, Calif.) Community centers--California--San Fernando Valley--Design and construction Ground breaking ceremonies--California--San Fernando Valley City council members--California--Los Angeles San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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