George S. Akasu (left) and unidentified man standing on a rocky shore
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George S. Akasu (left) and unidentified man standing on a rocky shore

Blackington, Alton H. · 1926

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Special Collections and University Archives

Japanese-American amateur photographer active in the 1910s and 20s. Harvard University's Fine Art Library holds a large album of nearly 500 of his photographs. He received various awards for his photography in 1922 and 1923 from the Photographer's Guild of Boston and the Pictorial Photographers of America. Photo possibly taken in Marblehead.

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