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Early family

Description

Includes snapshots of Masao Sakai, Sakai family, and others, and animals; images of Hobart Nursery located at 1624 W. 37th Place, Los Angeles, and floral arrangements; and other activities and unidentified locations.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1911-1912, undated
Call number
mssSK
Provenance
Gift of Kozawa Family Trust, February 2020.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
RESTRICTED: Box 48: housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Kawakami (Family),
Kozawa (Family),
Sakai (Family),
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