Japanese ships in Los Angeles Harbor, 1959

2 images. Japanese ships in Los Angeles Harbor, 28 July 1959. Rear Admiral Jiro Akahori (Commander of Japanese Training Squadron); Commander R. Ripley; Yukio Hasumi (Japanese Consul General); H.M. Sato; three ships of Training Squadron.; Supplementary material reads: "Gershon; city desk; illus; Jap ships. Shots of Rear Admiral Jiro Akahori, Commander of Japanese Training Squadron salutes and Commander O.F. Ripley, representing Rear Admiral Walter H. Price, Commander, U.S. Naval Station, with Japanese Consul General Yukio Hasumi and H.M. Sato, president Japanese Chamber of Commerce and head of Japanese colony welcoming committee".