| Title |
Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations: Japan [012] |
| Photo Number |
Box 37, Japan, People, 98 |
| Description |
Photo showing a crowd of people at Gion Festival, 1950, Kyoto, Japan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1950 |
| Subject |
Manners and customs--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Crowds--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Umbrellas--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Holidays; Festivals; Gion Festival |
| Keywords |
Celebrations; Matsuri; People |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Crowd at Gion Matsuri, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. The Gion Festival (祇園祭 Gion Matsuri?) takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. It spans the entire month of July and is crowned by a parade, the Yamaboko Junkō (山鉾巡行?) on July 17. It takes its name from Kyoto's Gion district.--Wikipedia |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6g73x5t |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335608 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6g73x5t |
