Signs and signboards

Big stone lantern with a lion on top at Mount Iso Park in Kagoshima, Japan. Two signs, one in English and one in Japanese, can be seen in the foreground in front of the sculpture.

An unidentified statue at Kagoshima, Japan with a sign in front of it printed in Japanese.

Sign marking the epicenter of the atomic blast at Nagasaki, Japan.

Sign explaining the memorial statue to the dead from the atomic blast at Nagasaki, Japan.

A sign at Kotoku-in Temple at Kamakura, Japan, describing a statue of a Great Buddha.

A sign at Kotoku-in Temple at Kamakura, Japan.

An unidentified man, possibly Ambassador Stanton Griffis's son, Nixon Griffis, stands (left) with two other unidentified men (right). Center is a plaque honoring Nelson Griffis's daughter, Theodora Griffis LaTouche. The plaque is at the New Canaan, Connecticut Library. This photo is a duplicate of 2009-2265. For a close up of the plaque see photo 2009-2262.

An unidentified man, possibly Ambassador Stanton Griffis's son, Nixon Griffis, stands (left) with two other unidentified men (right). Center is a plaque honoring Nelson Griffis's daughter, Theodora Griffis LaTouche. The plaque is at the New Canaan, Connecticut Public Library. For a close up of the plaque see photo 2009-2262.

Plaque for the dedication of a library wing in honor of Theodora Griffis Latouche, daughter of Ambassador Stanton Griffis. This is at the New Canaan, Connecticut Library. The plaque reads, "In memory of Theodora Griffis Latouche 1915-1956 Public-spirited citizen and long-time friend of the library whose vision, devotion and generous bequest will be reflected for years to come in greater service to the community she loved."

Plaque for the dedication of a library wing in honor of Theodora Griffis Latouche, daughter of Ambassador Stanton Griffis. The plaque reads, "In memory of Theodora Griffis Latouche 1915-1956, Public-spirited citizen and long-time friend of the library whose vision, devotion and generous bequest will be reflected for years to come in greater service to the community she loved." The Library is the New Canaan, Connecticut Library.