[Testimonial dinner honoring Kunsho award recipients Dr. Ryojun Kinoshita, Yaemon Minami, Shoji Nagumo and Shiroichi Koyama, at Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, October 16, 1970]

Miyatake, Toyo
Rafu Shimpo [ bio ]
Toyo Miyatake Studio [ bio ]

Description

1 negative : b&w; ; 120 mm.

Published in Rafu Shimpo, October 17, 1970.

Testimonial dinner honoring Dr. Ryojun Kinoshita, Yaemon Minami, Shoji Nagumo and Shiroichi Koyama, Issei recipients of the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Order of the Sacred Treasure, or Kunsho (medal) awards, respectively, held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California, October 16, 1970. Consul General of Japan Kanji Takasugi, right, sits beside an elderly gentleman and a Caucasian woman with fur wrap, Dr. and Mrs. Kinoshita, at head table with two men and one woman, Yataro Minami, and Mr. and Mrs. Koyama, standing behind them. The men wear suits and carnation boutonnieres.

Inscription
Typed on original envelope: Mr. Takeyasu and Mr. Ogawa -- Testimonial Dinner at Biltmore Hotel.

History
Yataro Minami received award on behalf of his father, Yaemon Minami. Shoji Nagumo and Shiroichi Koyama both received the 5th Order of the Sacred Treasure.

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