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1.1.10.S42f box 4 Seattle Japanese Garden construction photos

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Summary:

 1 photo album, circa 1960
Description:
 Album contains 11 black and white photos, each about 8 x 10 inches:
Sign reading "Under Construction...Japanese Tea Garden..." mentioning University of Washington Arboretum, Yorozu Construction, Juki Iida, and Mr. Kitamura, with two backhoes nearby.
Backhoes and stones near the pond.
Two workers putting a roof on the teahouse.
A bridge with evidence of grading work and stones.
The stone peninsula and view of two footbridges.
Two men viewing the pond from the southwest.
A truck and the rock wall near the north end of the pond.
Looking up into the stone waterfall area.
A man training a pine near the pond shoreline.
View over the stone peninsula toward the original teahouse, with garden visitors in the distance.
View from the behind lectern with two men preparing to speak, and spectators (about 10 women, 4 men, and 1 child) seen watching the speakers from across the pond.
Accession date: 2024-09-06 Last updated: 2024-09-17 10:03:02
Subjects: Seattle Japanese Garden

NamesRoleFunction
Iida, Juuki, (Iida, Juki)Subject
Kitamura, NobumasaSubject
Yorozu, William ShinichiSubject

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