[Three Buddhist priests at front of large crowd, Rohwer, Arkansas, September 30, 1944]

Muramoto, Walter [ bio ]

Description

1 photographic print : b&w

Three Buddhist priests stand at the front of large crowd gathered outdoors for a funeral ceremony at Rohwer concentration camp, Rohwer, Arkansas, September 30, 1944. Three men wear elaborately patterned kesa over their kimono or koromo. A woman holding a infant in her arms stands just to the right of them. Two Caucasian men stand at far R. Open area with small tufts of grass in foreground. Crowd looks toward R edge. Utility poles in background.

Inscription
Written in pencil on back: SEP 30 1944 / Molton Johnston.

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