Fishing and canneries
Japanese Americans found work at salmon canneries along the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington, and their labor was welcomed in Alaskan towns such as Ketchikan and Petersburg as early as the 1890s. They traveled by ship to the cannery towns, where they slowly developed small communities whose population swelled with the yearly arrival of workers. Issei (Japanese immigrant) entrepreneurs started the oyster industry from scratch in Puget Sound. Japanese American oyster farms became thriving businesses before World War II.
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Bill and Sao (ddr-densho-287-170)
Photograph of two men in front of a large pile of fishing nets. From left to right: Bill and Sao. Written on the album page below the image is "Bill - Sao" in white ink.
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Halibut caught by Norman (ddr-densho-287-228)
Photograph of a 210 pound 6 foot 4 inch halibut with a man standing next to it. Written on the album page below the image is "Halibut Caught By Norman" in white ink.
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Hippo Kawahara (ddr-densho-287-233)
Photograph of Hippo Kawahara sitting on a dock in front of a large pile of fishing nets. Written on the album page is "'Hippo' Kawahara" in white ink.
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Horseshoes (ddr-densho-287-687)
Photograph of two men playing horseshoes. Written on the album page is "It's on! It's off!" in black ink.
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Mr. Nagamatsu (ddr-densho-287-222)
Photograph of Mr. Nagamatsu standing on a dock in front of a cannery. Written on the album page below the image is "Mr. Nagamatsu, Our Boss" in white ink.
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Bunk room (ddr-densho-287-686)
Photograph of 4 mean sitting around in a bunk room. Written on the album page is "Our room was always full" in black ink.
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Album 2 (ddr-densho-287-151)
Milton Maeda's brown photo album of pre-war life including photographs of travel to Salem, Oregon; Yakama, Washington; and Alaska to visit friends and work in canneries, and college life.
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Monks Shimahara (ddr-densho-287-221)
Photograph of "Monks" Shimahara aboard a ship. Written on the album page below the image is "'Monks' Shimahara" in white ink.
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Noboru Nakagawa (ddr-densho-287-217)
Photograph of Noboru Nakagawa standing aboard a ship. Written on the album page below the image is "Noboru Nakagawa" in white ink
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Monks (ddr-densho-287-175)
Photograph of Monks Shimahara sitting on a railing. Written on the album page to the right of the image is "Monks" in white ink.
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Sammy Hokari (ddr-densho-287-218)
Photograph of Sammy Hokari aboard a ship. Written on the album page below the image is: "Sammy Hokari' in white ink.
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Aboard Western Pilot (ddr-densho-287-238)
Photograph of two men on the deck of a boat. From left to right: Kaz and Chick Uno. Written on the album page above the image is "Aboard Western Pilot" in white ink. Written on the album page below the image is "Kaz - Chick" in white ink.
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From the Oil Dock (ddr-densho-287-214)
Photograph of several boats at dock and a cannery in the background. Written on the album page below the image is "From the Oil Dock" in white ink.
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Frank Sho (ddr-densho-287-178)
Photograph of Frank Sho standing outside a wooden building. Written on the album page to the left of the image is "Frank 'Sho'" in white ink.
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Harry and Yami (ddr-densho-287-169)
Photograph of two men standing on a dock. Left to right: Harry and Yami. Written on the album page below the image is "Harry - Yumi" in white ink.
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Hank (ddr-densho-287-679)
Photograph of Hank on a deck. Written on the album page below the image is "Hank" in black ink.
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Boats (ddr-densho-287-215)
Photograph of two boat tied up at dock. Written on the album page is "Eskimo - Genevieve H" in white ink.
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Anchors Aweight (ddr-densho-287-230)
Photograph of two unidentfied men standing on a dock holding oars. Written on the album page below the photograph is "Anchors Aweight" in white ink.
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Three Musketeers (ddr-densho-287-231)
Photograph of three unidentified men holding rifles on a rocky beach. Written on the album page is "Three Musketeers" in white ink.
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Waterfall Cannery (ddr-densho-287-179)
Photograph of a large group of people mean outside the Makat Packing Corp Building. Written on the album page to the left of the image is "Water-fall 1933" in white ink.
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Hippo and Kenny (ddr-densho-287-325)
Photograph of Hippo Kawahara (left) and Kenny (right) sitting on wood beams on a dock. Written on the album page below the image is "Hippo - Kenny" in white pencil.
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Sitting on railing (ddr-densho-287-176)
Photograph of an unidenifed man sitting on a railing. Written on the album page above the image is "1934" in white ink.
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Shinji Kozu (ddr-densho-287-216)
Photograph of Shinji Kozu onboard a ship. Written on the album page is "Shinji Kozu" in white ink.
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Frank Miyamoto (ddr-densho-287-227)
Photograph of Frank Miyamoto standing on a dock. Written on the album page below the image is "Frank Miyamoto" in white ink.
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Japanese fisherman hauling in Tuna (ddr-densho-299-17)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1018. 8 Feb 49 / NRS Project: / Japanese fishermen lay nets off the coast / of Odawara, Japan, for the day's tuna catch. / Photographer - Orzio / Photograph by U.S. Army."