Marsh Japanese tea garden house, circa 1910

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  Marsh Japanese tea garden, circa 1910

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  Tsune Goto, wife of Chiyozo, dressed in traditional Japanese attire, stands in the Marsh Japanese tea garden in Pasadena. Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh in 1911, and had it moved to his estate from Marsh's commercial Japanese garden in Pasadena. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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  Marsh Japanese tea garden, circa 1910

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  View of a man, probably Mr. Goto, wearing an oversized hat and using a hose in the Marsh Japanese tea garden. Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh in 1911, and had it moved to his estate from Marsh's commercial Japanese garden in Pasadena. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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  Marsh Japanese tea garden house, circa 1910

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  Tsune Goto, dressed in traditional Japanese attire, stands with a child (probably eldest son Kametaro, also known as Kame or "Tom") in a stroller in front of the house in the Marsh Japanese tea garden. Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh in 1911, and had it moved to his estate from Marsh's commercial Japanese garden in Pasadena. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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  Marsh Japanese tea garden house, circa 1910

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  A view of the house now on the west ridge of the Japanese garden, in its previous location. A couple are standing on a bridge on the left, while a woman in traditional Japanese attire is standing on the right with a child in her arms. The woman on the right is Tsune Goto, and the child is probably her eldest son Kametaro, also known as Kame or "Tom". Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh in 1911, and had it moved to his estate from Marsh's commercial Japanese garden in Pasadena. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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  Toichiro Kawai and Hama Ishiwatari, circa 1935

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  Toichiro Kawai (born Japan 1860 - died United States 1943), wearing a suit and standing, and Hama Ishiwatari (born Japan 1873 - died United States 1956), wearing a black dress and a pearl necklace and sitting. Mr. Kawai worked for Huntington and moved the Japanese house from the Marsh Japanese tea garden in Pasadena. He also was hired to build the bridge, Torii gates, and bell tower. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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  The Kawai family, circa 1935

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  The Kawai family, with Toichiro Kawai (born Japan 1860 - died United States 1943), wearing a suit , and Hama Ishiwatari (born Japan 1873 - died United States 1956), wearing a black dress and a pearl necklace, sitting on a bench in front of a house. The two older people are surrounded by six young men and a young woman, presumably their children. Mr. Kawai worked for Huntington and moved the Japanese house from the Marsh Japanese garden. He also was hired to build the bridge, Torii gates, and bell tower. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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