[Ayako Okita receiving Southern California Japanese Women's Society award, Los Angeles, California, March 15, 1958]

Rafu Shimpo [ bio ]
Toyo Miyatake Studio [ bio ]

Description

1 photographic print : b&w; : 5 x 7 in.

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

Dressed in a white blouse and belted skirt, Ayako Okita receives an award from the Southern California Japanese Women's Society inside what appears to be a residence, California, March 15, 1958. The award is clock with three winged figures and a plaque on base, "To Mrs. Ayako Okita, in recognition of your filial devotion, So. Cal. Japanese Women's Society, March 15, 1958." Includes individual portrait with award and a group portrait with several women, a man and a girl.

Inscription
Typed on original negative envelope: Nikkei Fujinkai -- c/o Mrs. Furusawa.

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