Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan are greeted by a crowd and escorted by Mayor Frank L. Shaw. Unidentified Japanese and American officials accompany the couple in the background. In 1934, Prince and Princess Kaya embarked on a 5-day visit to Los Angeles and a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. Frank Lawrence Shaw (February 1, 1877 – January 24, 1958) was an American politician. In 1933, he successfully ran for mayor of Los Angeles. He was re-elected in 1937 but was recalled from office on September 16, 1938. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Japan, Kaya, Prince and Princess; Shaw, Frank L., Mayor.
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz002547ws
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Subject
Princesses--Japan Princes--Japan People International Mayors--California--Los Angeles La Grande Station (Los Angeles, Calif.) Kaya, Toshiko Shaw, Frank L., 1877-1958
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