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Miss Lil' Tokyo Alice Watanabe and K. Baba at at the banquet at the Kawafuku Cafe for the 2nd annual Nisei Festival, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Miss Lil' Tokyo Alice Watanabe and K. Baba at at the banquet at the Kawafuku Cafe for the 2nd annual Nisei Festival, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: Aug 13, 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.
This is a picture of Miss Alice Watanabe, elected Miss "Lil' Tokio" at the Second Annual Nisei Festival talking to K. Baba, one of the oldest pioneers honored at the festival. Miss Watanabe has a badge that reads,"Committee".
Text on negative sleeve: 1634- Aug 22 1935; Alice Watanabe (Miss "Lil' Tokio"), K. Baba; (Nisei Festival) 8/12/35
Handwritten on negative: [to the right] K. Baba; [to the left] Allice Watanabe (19) - Miss "Lil' Tokio"
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9984
ark:/21198/zz002dj54q
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles
Banquets--California--Los Angeles
Watanabe, Alice, 1916-1959
Nisei Week (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Baba, K., 1855-1946
Kawafuku (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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