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Reassembly of Enmanji Buddhist Temple in process at the corner of Gravenstein Highway South and Elphick Road, Sebastopol, California, February 1934

Title

Reassembly of Enmanji Buddhist Temple in process at the corner of Gravenstein Highway South and Elphick Road, Sebastopol, California, February 1934

Creation Date (Original)

1934

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Description

Photo, black and white: Reassembly of Enmanji Buddhist Temple in process in Sebastopol February, 1934 located at the corner of Gravenstein Highway South and Elphick Road. First of two photos of the reassembly. Background: The unique Enmanji Buddhist Temple, originally built by the Manchurian Railroad Company for the Chicago World's Fair in 1933, faithfully represents a 12th century Kamakura-style Japanese temple. After the fair it was offered to the members of the Sonoma County Buddhist Temple and the structure was dismantled and shipped by rail to Sebastopol for reassembly. It was completed and dedicated on April 15, 1934 after being reconstructed without the use of nails by skilled local Japanese craftsmen.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Arts and Architecture"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Enmanji Buddhist Temple (Sebastopol, Calif.)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002120

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Reassembly of Enmanji Buddhist Temple in process at the corner of Gravenstein Highway South and Elphick Road, Sebastopol, California, February 1934

View on Alternative Site

View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa

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Description

Creation Date (Original)

1934

Category

["8: Communication Artifact"]

Subcategory

["Documentary Artifact"]

Material Type (WSCHS)

["Print, Photographic"]

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

Other Physical Details

black-and-white

Item Physical Dimensions

5"x7"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Arts and Architecture"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Enmanji Buddhist Temple (Sebastopol, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1930-1939

WSCHS Subject (People)

["Kashiwagi, Alice"]

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["Buddhist Temple","Sebastopol","1934","Chicago World's Fair of 1933","Kamakura-style","Sonoma County Japanese craftsmen","ethnic Elphick Road","Gravenstein Highway South","Manchurian Roalroad Company","religion","architecture","Enmanji Temple"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Sebastopol"]

Geographic Feature

["Gravenstein Highway South"]

Street Address

1200 Gravenstein Highway South, Sebastopol, California

Latitude

38.387339

Longitude

-122.813478

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger

Original Collection Name

["Enmanji Temple Photo Collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Local System Identifier

2120

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002120

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Accession #

03-159

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS Archives: Rack A: Shelf 5: Box 8

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