[Mr. Okazaki at formal party at Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, October 28, 1954]

Rafu Shimpo [ bio ]
Toyo Miyatake Studio [ bio ]

Description

19 negatives : b&w; ; 4 x 5 in.

Formal party attended by Mr. Okazaki and Japanese and Caucasian men and women dressed in tuxedos, kimonos and gowns at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, October 28, 1954. Okazaki appears to be an older balding man with black round-rimmed eyeglasses. Includes koto performance, Okazaki giving a speech and Okazaki shaking hands with another man at the bottom of steps after deplaning Pan American airplane.

Inscription
Typed on original negative envelope: Okazaki -- Ambassador Hotel.

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