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Portrait of Kanju Kato, labor leader and chairman of the National Council of Trade Unions in Japan, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Portrait of Kanju Kato, labor leader and chairman of the National Council of Trade Unions in Japan, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: July 11, 1935
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Portrait of Kanju Kato, labor leader and chairman of the National Council of Trade Unions in Japan, who protested against the wave of militarism in Japan leading up to World War II. On his lapel, he wears the pin of an unidentified organization.
In 1944 Kato married Shidzue Kato, Japanese feminist leader and one of the first women elected to the Diet of Japan.
Text from negative sleeve: 1129. Kanju Kato. Chairman Nat. Council Japanese Trade Union. 7/11/25. [Stamped:] Jul 17 1935.
Handwritten on negative: Kanju Kato 7/11/35.
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_7441
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Labor leaders--Japan
Katō, Kanjū, 1892-1978
National Council of Trade Unions in Japan
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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