Gen. Oka (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Gen. Oka
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19604
Call Number: LC-B2- 3553-3
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Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (2 weeks ago | reply)
Baron Oka Ichinosuke (岡 市之助?, 28 March 1860 – 20 July 1916) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Minister of War during World War I.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oka_Ichinosuke
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Pete (LOC P&P) (2 weeks ago | reply)
Richard Arthur Norton: thanks for the background information. We will update the record.
KenjiB_48 (2 weeks ago | reply)
The characters Richard Arthur Norton used for Oka's name are correct. He attaind the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1912 and was created a baron in July 1916, the month he died.
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