[Japanese Silk Fair at Statler Hotel, Los Angeles, California, February 6, 1955]

Rafu Shimpo [ bio ]
Toyo Miyatake Studio [ bio ]

Description

2 photographic prints : b&w; ; 5 x 7 in.

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

Mannequins and women dressed in kimonos and dresses display Japanese silk fabrics in booths draped with silk on walls at the Japanese Silk Fair held at the Statler Hotel Assembly Room in Los Angeles, California, February 6, 1956. Masako Hirano models a kimono in image 5.

Inscription
Typed on original negative envelope: Silk Exhibit.

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