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doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-880)

Letter from Taliesin. On sewing a Halloween costume for a party with the fellows, along with sketches of how he made a Japanese Haori out of a blanket; goings on at Taliesin both social and professional. Buckminster Fuller comes to speak to the fellows.

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doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-866)

Letter from New York. Since finishing the New York World's Fair job Kan has moved out to Albertson, N. Y. He is working for his recent boss at the fair, landscape architect Shogo Myaida. Season changing to spring. He has visited Frank Lloyd Wright's 1937 Rebhuhn House in Long Island and includes detailed impressions.

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doc Kaneji Domoto, Creator of Dream Gardens of Water and Stone (ddr-densho-329-851)

Clipping from the "New Men's News" column of the Westchester Women's News featuring a profile of Kan Domoto. Article reviews his local and more far-flung work, touches on his involvement with the redress and reparations movement, and mentions a May 14 tour of six of his local gardens. Features four photographs, including one portrait of Kan …

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doc Kubota Gardens: Is it being uprooted? (ddr-densho-329-855)

Clipping from Seattle paper Beacon Hill News describing Kan Domoto's visit to the local Kubota Gardens and his advocacy for the garden's preservation. Next to the article is the headline "Hirabayashi conviction overturned" with accompanying article. Written on the back is a note from Kan to Kris Domoto, "Dear Kris: This is what I'm up on …

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doc Japanese Garden Grand Opening in Jackson Park (ddr-densho-329-852)

Flyer advertising the opening of the Japanese Garden and Ho-o Den Palace at Jackson Park, Chicago, originally built for the 1893 World Columbian Exposition and reconstructed by Kaneji Domoto in 1981. Flyer includes an overview of Japanese gardens and the history of the garden at Jackson Park, as well as a program of events and list …

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img Landscaping at the Caucasian quarters (ddr-densho-37-1042)

Included annotation: F-408, Yard and flower, Caucasian quarter.

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img Flowers outside the Caucasian quarters (ddr-densho-37-1041)

Included annotation: F-407, Yard and flower, Caucasian quarter.

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img Man stands outside the grounds division (ddr-densho-37-1043)

Included annotation: G-401, Yard and flower, Caucasian quarter.

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img Two men pose with landscaping (ddr-densho-37-1040)

Included annotation: F-406, Yard and flower, Caucasian quarter.

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img Japanese garden (ddr-densho-377-1744)

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doc Art of Bonzai To Be Theme Of Talk By Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-377-1664)

Newspaper clipping about Kaneji Domoto's "Art Of Bonzai" demonstration at The Manor Club on February 2, 1960, published four days prior to the event in The Pelham Sun.

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img Gardens with flags (ddr-densho-377-1730)

Flower garden with what appear to be French, Irish and German flags in the background.

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img Flower bed and porch (ddr-densho-377-1823)

Picture of flower beds. In the background, a small group of people stands on a house's porch.

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img Japanese garden (ddr-densho-377-1746)

View from a patio looking out into a garden.

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img Landscaping (ddr-densho-377-1770)

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doc Roof over Fifth Avenue (ddr-densho-377-1679)

Column written by Eugenia Sheppard about a new Walt Whitman shopping center on Long Island. States that the centerpiece of the new mall is a Japanese garden designed by Kaneji Domoto.

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img Flowering plants (ddr-densho-377-1728)

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doc East Middlesex District Annual Meeting April 7, 1960 (ddr-densho-377-1668)

One-page brochure inviting members of the East Middlesex District of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. to a meeting on April 7, 1960. Mentions a workshop by Kaneji Domoto on bonsai and Japanese landscaping.

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img Tree in garden (ddr-densho-377-1630)

Tree in a Japanese style garden in front of a footbridge; building under construction in the background.

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img House, side view (ddr-densho-377-1809)

Large, modern house and landscaping.

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doc Landscape Design Workshop II program (ddr-densho-377-1656)

Double-sided brochure for a landscape design program on May 18, 1959 led by Kaneji Domoto and Roy H. DeBoer. Organized by the Ninth District Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc.

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