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Tani (George Bungaro) Photographs
SPC .2020.020  
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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Processing Information
  • Scope and Contents
  • Existence and Location of Copies
  • Related Materials
  • Biographical / Historical

  • Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
    Title: George Bungaro Tani Photographs
    Identifier/Call Number: SPC .2020.020
    Physical Description: 1 boxes
    Date (inclusive): circa 1900-1944
    Abstract: This collection contains 31 negatives and prints about George Bungaro Tani's life. It includes family pictures and photographs of Los Angeles and the Granada incarceration camp.
    Language of Material: English .

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Library acquisition.

    Conditions Governing Access

    There are no access restrictions on this collection.

    Preferred Citation

    For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material  guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Processing Information

    This collection was processed by Jennifer Hill in 2020. Negatives were removed from original envelopes, but are were kept with the collection.

    Scope and Contents

    The George Bungaro Tani Photographs (circa 1900-1944) includes 31 negatives and prints about George Bungaro Tani's life. The collection contains family pictures, portraits, group photos, and photos of Los Angeles and the Granada incarceration camp. The images in Los Angeles include a movie shoot in the Santa Monica Canyon, George Tani's bamboo furniture store located on Spring Street, Free Methodist Japanese Mission, Kuroda Electrical Works, and the Sugiyama Employment Agency. Also included are three photos at the Granda incarceration camp. One of the photos is of Tani, who was 73 when he was incarcerated, and another is a group photo inside a barrack.

    Existence and Location of Copies

    The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digital reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files were scanned to and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Deparment Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please see: CSUJAD Techincal Reference Guide 

    Related Materials

    This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For more information: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project. 

    Biographical / Historical

    George Bungaro Tani was born in Japan in 1872. Before 1905, Tani opened a bamboo furniture store that sold wholesale and retail bamboo furniture, mattings, and Japanese art on Spring Street in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, Tani, and most likely his son, Jiro, moved to the Granada incarceration camp. Jiro was drafted to fight the war in 1945. After the incarceration camps closed, Tani and his son moved to Denver, Colorado. In 1953, Tani died in Los Angeles, California.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
    Santa Monica (Calif.)
    Japanese American families
    Portraits
    Tani, George Bungaro
    Granada (Amache) Incarceration Camp