Black and White Negative
Possibly an odori (dance) recital. First row: From left, Yoshiko Kato; Yetsu Nishimura Beppu; Miki Nishimura Isomura. Far right: Sumiko Kato. Yoshiko and Sumiko Kato are also pictured in image 51.
Black and White Negative Performer Miyoshi Sugimachi, Japanese prima donna. Sugimachi had her first appearance in Seattle in 1925. She sang on Seattle radio stations from 1925 to 1928, and in Italy from 1928 to 1931. In 1931 she was the leading…