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panoramic photograph
H: 10 in, W: 46.5 in

Subject Tags
Buddhism
California
Churches
Clergy
Girls
Men
Neckties
Portraits
Priests, Buddhist
Stairs
Suits (Clothing)
Trees
Women

[Second Annual National Young Men and Women's Buddhist Association conference at Stockton Buddhist Church, Stockton, California, December 4-5, 1926]

Ohyi Photo Studio

Stockton, Calif., December 5, 1926

Buddhist Churches of America Collection

Description
1 photographic print : sepia toned. | Panoramic portrait of large group of men and women gathered in front of Stockton Buddhist Church for the second annual national Young Men and Women's Buddhist Associatin conference, Stockton, California, December 4-5, 1926. Image is bisected by a tree in C. Men are in front with first row seated on chairs. Women and girls stand on stairs and landing at top, along with seven men on R stairs. Men wear suits and neckties, some with hats in lap or ribbons on lapel. Ministers are seated in C section: Rev. Y Tofuku (?) (fifth from L), Rev. T. (?) Terakawa (sixth from L), Rev. H. Shimakawa (seventh from L).

Inscription
Printed in white on photograph, BL (In Japanese):

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