[Senkichi Kosaka, August 20, 1950]

Rafu Shimpo [ bio ]
Toyo Miyatake Studio [ bio ]

Description

1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Published in Rafu Shimpo, August 19, 1950, Japanese section, and August 21, 1950.

Portrait of elderly Japanese man, Senkichi Kosaka, sitting in a chair with his hands on his lap, California, August 20, 1950. He is dressed in a sweater over a white shirt and slacks. There is a concrete block wall directly behind him and the wall of a building beyond that.

Inscription
Typed on original negative envelope: Kosaka.

History
Senkichi Kosaka was 95 years old at the time of the photograph. He was born in Hiroshima and had lived in Long Beach for 30 years at that time (1950). (08.17.2007 cht)

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