Recreational activities
Japanese American communities organized group social activities such as family picnics and outings to the beach or to parks when the demands of work allowed. These activities gave hardworking families the chance to spend leisure time with their friends and neighbors.
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Seattle Buddhist Church picnic (ddr-densho-38-22)
This picnic was held at Lincoln Park. Back row (left to right): unidentified, Molly Fukutani, and Harue Mori. The child in front is unidentified.
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Four men at Mount Rainier National Park (ddr-densho-383-66)
Mr. Takahashi, Mr. Tokuda, Mr. Kitamura, Mr. Tanabe. Written on album page below photograph: "Rainier National Park".
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Hatsue Aoki standing on one leg in park (ddr-densho-383-308)
Printed and pasted on album page below photograph: "Famous last words. Have you no time for nothing but fripperies, madame?"
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Three men in rowboat on lake (ddr-densho-383-181)
Lake Glendawn Park, currently known as Five Mile Lake Park. Written on album page below photograph: "Toshimi-Kenny-William-Lake Glendawn". Likely Toshimi Nishimura, Kenny Nakatani, and William Takahashi.
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Mr. Fujita and others on boardwalk (ddr-densho-383-335)
Written on album page below photograph: "Fujita-san, Our boss '31".
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Six men hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-339)
Written on album page below photograph: "Orca, AAA".
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Four men in grass (ddr-densho-383-150)
Group includes George Tokuda (top left) and Dick Horita (bottom left).
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Two men standing along beach (ddr-densho-383-140)
Left to right: George Tokuda and Tatsuo Ishimoto. Written on album page below photograph: "Tatsuo Ishimoto and I".
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Man and woman in rowboat (ddr-densho-383-207)
Group on Lake Glendawn, currently known as Five Mile Lake. Written on album page below photograph: "At Glendawn Park".
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Men hiking up snowy mountain (ddr-densho-383-54)
Bob Higashida is second from left. Lefty Yamaguchi is third from right.
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Yash Takahashi without clothes on beach (ddr-densho-383-170)
Written on album page below photograph: "'Tarzan' Nature in the Raw - Yash Takahashi". Printed and pasted on top of photograph: "The Height of Futility: Playing strip poker in a nudist colony." William "Yash" Takahashi was a University of Washington graduate in 1937. He was on the debate team and a member of the Japanese Students …
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Two men hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-195)
Toshimi Nishimura and George Tokuda. Written on album page below photograph: "Tosh and I".
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Mary Toshiko Yoshijima in sundress with parasol (ddr-densho-383-189)
Written on album page below photograph: "Mary Toshiko Yoshijima".
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Two men hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-134)
Left to right: Toshimi Nishimura and George Tokuda. Written on album page below photograph: "Climbin' at Orca".
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Presbyterian Picnic (ddr-densho-383-201)
Written on album page below photograph: "Presbyterian CE Picnic 1932. Kim Takehara, Marion Nakagawa, Toots Yamamoto, 'Ted Lewis' Matsuda".
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Two girls on swings (ddr-densho-383-96)
Written on album page below photograph: "Mary Bump, Mary Holden '28". The girls were likely classmates of George Tokuda in Mukilteo.