Gladys Pruessman Japan Photograph Album, 1929

Summary

Creators:

Pruessman, Gladys

Extent:

.3 linear feet (1 oversize box)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Photograph album of a General Electric executive's family in Japan, 1929, with about 300 b/w photos and ephemera such as newspaper clippings, telegrams, cards, ships' menus, passenger lists, postcards, pamphlets, invitations, theater tickets and programs, and hotel menus. Gladys [Mrs. Will] Pruessman accompanied her parents-in-law to Japan, where her father-in-law, Otto, was a V.P. of International G.E. and Managing Director of Tokyo Electric Co. In addition to snapshots of the family, the album includes numerous images (snapshots and commercial) of Yokohama, Tokyo, Miyanoshita, Nara, Nikko, street and countyside scenes, Kabuki theatre, as well as trips to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, and a stop in Honolulu on the way home.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 2003.

Physical location:

Del Sur Oversize

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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