Obon Festival- Mayoral speech

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PARTNER

Japanese American Museum of Oregon
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OBJECT ID

ddr-one-1-206 (ONLC 3030)

PARENT COLLECTION

Frank C. Hirahara Collection

DESCRIPTION

Black and white photographic negative of Portland Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee giving a speech at the Portland Obon festival while dancers and spectators watch. Photographers are taking pictures near the podium. Man behind stairs leading up to the podium is Matsutaro Muramatsu. Woman on right edge of image behind a photographer is Mitsy (Kiyomura) Takeoka. A young girl on right edge of the image looking left is Susan Shizuko (Yoshida) Kurimoto. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. This image was taken at Holladay Park in Portland, Oregon.

DATE

1948-1954

LOCATION

Portland, Oregon

OBJECT GENRE

Photographs

OBJECT FORMAT

Still Image

TOPICS

FACILITY

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PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTOR

Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Frank C. Hirahara Collection, Japanese American Museum of Oregon

RIGHTS

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