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Black & white silent amateur footage of family and business activities of Setsuo Aratani (1885-1940), filmed 1926-1940.

This segment (00:51; emulsion damaged) shows the main street through a town with parked cars and businesses (a sign reads "Noodles"); the exterior of a home; Setsuo Aratani and his son George, standing next to their car; the exterior and yard of a second home, with a Japanese garden; and homes along an unpaved street.

Credit: Setsuo Aratani Collection, Gift of George Aratani, Japanese American National Museum (2004.67). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

HNRC — Last modified Aug 24 2012 12:47 a.m.


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