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 upon their arrival in California. The royal couple may be arriving at La Grande Station. 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. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Japan, Kaya, Prince and Princess; Shaw, Frank L., Mayor. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Crowd welcomes Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan.
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz002547zt
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Princesses--Japan Princes--Japan Mayors--California--Los Angeles Government International Crowds--California--Los Angeles La Grande Station (Los Angeles, Calif.) Kaya, Toshiko Shaw, Frank L., 1877-1958 Kaya, Tsunenori, 1900-1978
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