|
| File Name | fla_album_081 |
| Title | Sumo wrestling. |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Contributors | Flaherty, John Melvin (Collector) |
| Date | 1942-1945 |
| Description | Photograph shows a sumo match at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center with the referee in traditional costume. The contestants are wearing heavy canvas belts which are used to hold, throw or force the opponent out of the dirt ring. |
| Subject-TGM | Martial arts
Men
Oriental hand-to-hand fighting
Relocation camps
Sports
Sumo
Sumo wrestlers
Wrestling
|
| Subject-LCSH | Forced migration
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.)
World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
|
| Geographic Coverage | Arcadia – California |
| Object Type | Photographic Prints |
| Format | image/jpg |
| Dimensions | 8 x 10 in. |
| Relation-Is Part Of | Flaherty Collection: Japanese Internment Photograph Album |
| Rights | For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/special_coll/copyright_info_sc.htm |
| Collection | Flaherty Collection: Japanese Internment Records |
| Language | eng |
| Repository | San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives |
| Note | Caption on album page:
"Sumo, another form of Japanese type wrestling, was a favorite activity at the centers. In Sumo the loser is either thrown or forced to step outside the dirt ring. Most of the holds are on heavy canvas belts worn by contestants. Photo shows a Sumo match at Santa Anita (California) Assembly Center, with the referee in traditional costume."
SANTA ANITA PHOTO NO. 679A |
| Citation | Sumo wrestling, Flaherty Collection: Japanese Internment Records, MSS-2006-02, San Jose State University, Special Collections & Archives. |
