Obon Festival- Dancer

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon
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ddr-one-1-259 (ONLC 3082)

Frank C. Hirahara Collection

Black and white photographic negative of an unidentified woman performing in front of a crowd at Obon. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

1948-1954

Photographs

Still Image

Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon

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

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