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Title
Geishas of Kyoto
Date Created and/or Issued
1939-1942
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when the copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
Photographed are two Japanese geishas in Kyoto, Japan. From page 59 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001).
The Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album contains one album of mostly photographs compiled by Tazuko "Tazu" Kawamoto that document various people, events, and activities throughout 1939-1943. Included are photographs, flyers, invitations, and business cards relating to Tazu Kawamoto’s personal life, with a focus on events during the World’s Fair on San Francisco’s Treasure Island in 1939. This collection also has photographs most likely taken inside the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona, including a photograph of dentists at the Rivers Community Hospital.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
black and white, 2.25 x 3 inches
image/jpeg
Identifier
taz_01_59_004
csudh_taz_0166
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/5575
Language
English
Subject
Japan
Japan--Pre-World War II
Place
Kyoto, Japan
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c80p14nz/
Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album

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