Name/Title
A photo of a Japanese family. Los Angeles, CA. ca. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2018.8.1.7Description
A photo of a family, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1920s. At the left is a girl standing with her hands clasped in front of her and wears a traditional Japanese dress of a kimono and tabi socks. To the left of the girl, sits a woman who wears a silk dress that falls to mid-calf, mary jane shoes, pearl necklace, large flower pin, glasses and while hat. Standing to the woman's left is another girl, who has a hand in her mothers lap. She is in a patterned dress that falls just above the knee, mary jane shoes and a ribbon on her left shoulder. A man sits in a chair, with his hands resting on his thighs. He wears a three piece suit, and glasses. Standing to the man's left is a boy with his right hand resting on the arm of his fathers chair. The boy is in pants, a white shirt, tie, buttoned coat, shoes and is holding a flat cap in his left hand. The cardboard frame for this photo indicates that it was taken at T.U. Tsushigawa in Los Angeles, CA. There is writing in Japanese on the back of the envelope / frame. With minor abrasion damage on the edges and there is adhesive on the back. The cardboard envelope / frame has moisture damage, the photo is in good condition and the frame is in poor condition.
