Shofuryu Ikebana group

2007_036_272.jpg

Title

Shofuryu Ikebana group

Subject

Cultural
Japanese American

Description

Black and White Negative Shofuryu Ikebana group and dance/shibai group, Oct. 13, 1935. Celebration of Mr. Kurimoto (second row, fifth from left) receiving his shakuhachi name. Second row: third from left, Mr. Edamura; sixth from left, Mr. Oye; seventh from left, Mrs. Nakashima; eigth from left Fuku Nakatami. Third row: second from left, Mr. Heiji Okuda; third from left (in dark glasses), Mr. James Sakamoto. Far right, Mr. Isomura. Fourth row: Mrs. Edamura? Back row: sixth from right, Miki Isomura; second from right, Jim Nakahara. James Sakamoto (Third row, third from left) founded the Japanese American Courier in 1928, the first English-language Japanese American newspaper in the U.S. He also founded the Japanese American Citizens League in 1930.

Creator

Takano

Source

Takano Studio

Date

1936

Identifier

2007.036.272

Original Format

Negative, Film

Tags

Collection