[Japanese-American Photographica]:

$300 · Offered by William Reese Company

[PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH OF A JAPANESE-AMERICAN FUNERAL IN THE MID-20th CENTURY] A sobering panoramic photograph featuring the attendees of a Japanese-American funeral in the mid-20th century. The image features about a hundred finely-dressed Japanese Americans ranged around a flower-covered coffin at center. Elderly attendees sit in the pews of what appears to be a Buddhist Temple. Interestingly, those standing at the altar all appear to be Japanese-American, while the majority of those sitting in the pews appear to be Caucasian. Unfortunately, the photograph is not titled and does not reveal a photographer's credit, leaving the ultimate identity of the attendees and the location of the funeral unknown.

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