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Kamakura Daibutsu at Kotokuin Temple

2015-0878
Accession Number
2015-0878
2.5 x 3.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350893344
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Statues
Naval officers
People Pictured
Parks, Lewis S. (Lewis Smith), 1902-1982
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Description
This is the Kamakura Daibutsu statue of Buddha, cast in bronze in 1252 A.D. at the Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan. Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks poses at the bottom right corner. This photo was taken while Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks served as a Chief of Staff to the Joint Staff of the United Nations.
Date(s)
ca.
1955