Obon Festival Committee and Dancers
Image
Title
Obon Festival Committee and Dancers
Identifier
27425
28246 NP
Source
Moriwaki Family Collection, 1994 [27425]
Kato Family Collection, 1995 [28246 NP]
Description
This image is a group portrait of the 1934 Obon Festival Committee and festival dancers posing inside the First Buddhist Church.
Back row (l-r): M. Takeda, Mrs. Suzuki, Mrs. M. Moriwaki, Fujie Hashimoto, George Yamashita, M. Kanda, J. Kanamori, M. M. Murata, S. Sugano.
Middle row (l-r): T. Moriwaki (MC), Tadao Kanda, Shigeo Otsuki, Setsuko Sakamoto, Miyoko Takeda, Mrs. I. Takeda, Mrs. H. Otaski, Yoshie Nishimoto, Mrs. S. Kanda, Mitsue Kanda, Toshiko, Fujimoto, Mary Kanamori, Hiroshi Takeda, Fujiko Fujimoto, Mitsue Kanamori, Kimi Hashimoto, Aiko Nakai, Ayako Tagami, Hatsuye Yoshida, S Watarida, Y. Yamashita.
Front row (l-r): Reverend Taiken Masunaga, Kazuko Masunaga, Masami Moriwaki, Toriko Kanamori, Hideko Inouye, Suzie Nakai, Hisae Kanda, Yoshiko Inouye, Masaye Yoshida, Masako Moriwaki, Takeko Suzuki.
Back row (l-r): M. Takeda, Mrs. Suzuki, Mrs. M. Moriwaki, Fujie Hashimoto, George Yamashita, M. Kanda, J. Kanamori, M. M. Murata, S. Sugano.
Middle row (l-r): T. Moriwaki (MC), Tadao Kanda, Shigeo Otsuki, Setsuko Sakamoto, Miyoko Takeda, Mrs. I. Takeda, Mrs. H. Otaski, Yoshie Nishimoto, Mrs. S. Kanda, Mitsue Kanda, Toshiko, Fujimoto, Mary Kanamori, Hiroshi Takeda, Fujiko Fujimoto, Mitsue Kanamori, Kimi Hashimoto, Aiko Nakai, Ayako Tagami, Hatsuye Yoshida, S Watarida, Y. Yamashita.
Front row (l-r): Reverend Taiken Masunaga, Kazuko Masunaga, Masami Moriwaki, Toriko Kanamori, Hideko Inouye, Suzie Nakai, Hisae Kanda, Yoshiko Inouye, Masaye Yoshida, Masako Moriwaki, Takeko Suzuki.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1934-08-18
Format
Portrait, Group
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Black and white photograph
Subject
Japanese Americans
Buddhist Church of Oxnard
Bon Festival (Buddhist festival)
Buddhists
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Obon Festival Committee and Dancers,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 20, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/3579.