A thin sheet of paper with Japanese writing and a stamp seems to indicate that this is a formal document. This may be Kumekichi's Ryoken (Japanese Passport) issued by the consulate of Japan. The collection documents the personal life and business records of the Ishibashi family; one of the pioneer Japanese American farming families on the Rancho Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles, California from about 1910 until 2012.
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