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Title
National Landscape Award at the White House Ceremony
Date Created and/or Issued
1981
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when the copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
A photograph of SCGF representatives, Tim Yasumatsu, Tsuyoshi Taniguchi, and Ralph Ota holding their awards, "National Landscape Award," from American Association of Nurserymen at the White House Ceremony. The James Irvine Garden, "Seiryuen," was awarded and Nancy Reagan First Lady then presented the award at the White House Ceremony. The back side reads: 27.
The Southern California Gardeners' Federation Records includes “Gadena no tomo = The gardener's monthly; Turf and garden,” fliers and pamphlets circulated among the members, photographs, scrapbooks compiled by the SCGF member chapters, and other collected materials, such as, membership cards and business licenses. Photographs include prewar Japanese gardeners, SCGF headquarter building groundbreaking ceremony, gardeners associations’ conventions, anniversary events, annual installation programs, commercial booth exhibits, Co-op sale, Japanese-style gardens which received prizes numerous times, social clubs and activities, and volunteer activities. Scrapbooks were complied by SCGF member chapters, such as the Los Angeles Southwest Gardeners Association, Inc. and Women's Auxiliary of Los Angeles Southwest Gardeners Association, Inc., including photographs, newsletters, and clippings.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
black and white, 10 x 8 inches
image/jpeg
Identifier
scgf_09_01_027
csudh_scgf_3026
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/54508
Subject
Community activities--Associations and organizations--Economic associations
Industry and employment--Gardening
Geographic communities--California
Identity and values--Issei
Identity and values--Kibei
Identity and values--Nisei
Place
Washington, D.C.
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
Southern California Gardeners Federation Records

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