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Soshiro Kiyama Collection (2004.7.1)

Soshiro Kiyama Collection (2004.7.1) [11 of 19] (Outdoor party (Kiyama_11))


Published: June 13, 2008 Modified: Feb. 11, 2025

Black and white silent amateur footage, ca. 1930's, primarily of Japanese American business and family life in Los Angeles, California.

This segment shows two youths; vehicles in a yard; an outdoor party (?) with boys in jackets and ties, and girls in kimono (in the background) (00:36).

Credits: Soshiro Kiyama Collection, Gift of Hiroko Roppiyakuda, Japanese American National Museum (2004.7.1). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.


1930s California children kimonos recreation

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