The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Photograph shows a delegate at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference asleep in his seat at the War Memorial Opera House. He is wearing a pair of the translation earphones around his head. He is also wearing a light colored suit with a stripped tie. A typed piece of paper was paper clipped to photos numbered H98.1.507-h98.1.510. The paper says "During Gromykos long speech several of the delegates fell asleep but had no possible chance of abtaining [sic] their names. If these not suitable will try for more today--- Reed.
Concepts:
Japanese Peace Treaty; delegate; earphones; suit
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