Group outside Otsu basilica, Japan, ca. 1936

Photograph of five Maryknoll Fathers and five Maryknoll Sisters posing with a group of Japanese men, women and children outside Otsu basilica. Seated next to the Sister on the far left is Bishop Byrne, MM. Each of the Sisters holds a bouquet of flowers. Many of the fifteen children in the front row hold American flags. "At the Otsu basilica. The pastor, Fr. Briggs, is standing in the rear, at the right. First floor is lecture and social hall. Chapel is on second floor.