Family in Japan photograph album, circa 1900-1950s

Item — Box: 11

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection consists of photographs and albums that document both personal and professional life; 78 and 45 records (pre war WWII) commercial labels with some recordings that were made by Torii himself; 16 mm family movies, DVDs of movies and still images, personal papers and some reproductions of photographs of special dinners held in honor of Japan’s Envoys of Gratitude [group] (1930), the Imperial Highness Prince and Princess Takamatsu (1931) and his Excellency Yosuke Matsuoka (1933). A photograph of an unidentified community gathering (ca. 1930) in an outdoor setting is present as well.

Dates

circa 1900-1950s

Extent

From the Collection: 12 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Japanese

Additional Description

General

Photographs presumably sent to Albert Torii from his family in Japan. Contains images of Torii's parents, siblings, cousins and friends. Many images contain Japanese notes on the back, most of the writing has been translated into English.