The Kawai family, circa 1935

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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 1915

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  The Kawai family, with Toichiro Kawai (born Japan 1860 - died United States 1943) in the center, wearing a checked jacket, and Hama Ishiwatari (born Japan 1873 - died United States 1956) on the left, wearing a long coat over her dress. A young woman stands between and slightly behind them, while six children, five boys and one girl, stand on the right, arranged by height. 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.

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  Chiyozo Goto

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  Chiyozo Goto (born Japan 1870 - died Japan ?) stands next to an automobile, wearing a dark three-piece suit and a hat, and smoking a cigarette. After working for the Marsh Japanese garden in Pasadena, Mr. Goto and his family came to the Huntington with the Japanese house after Henry E. Huntington purchased it in 1911. The first gardener for the Japanese garden, he and his family lived in a smaller house behind the Japanese house. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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  Torii Gate of the Japanese garden

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  A view of the Torii Gate in the Japanese garden, with a young, smiling man seated on the grass in the foreground. The Torii gate was taken down due to disrepair during World War II and was never replaced. On verso:"Mr. Goto's old views". Probably Shige Goto, son of Chiyozo Goto, in front of the Torii gate, Huntington Garden. Per Richard Goto, Shige Goto's son.

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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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  A view of the house that now overlooks the Japanese garden, prior to its purchase in 1911. Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh, 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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