Weddings

img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-512)

Wedding party of Jane Kyono and Tokutaro Ted Mori.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-512/

img Women in wedding party (ddr-densho-259-508)

Women and girls in the wedding party of Fukiko Tsubota.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-508/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-522)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "I'm not certain that this was a wedding portrait of Senichi and Satoru Tomihiro, circa 1924, although it well could have been Tomihiro came to America in 1904, and his wife in 1924. At the time this picture was taken, Senichi was probably around 40 years old, and his wife was 35."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-522/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-525)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Probable wedding portrait of Kamematsu Norimatsu and his bride, Shizuko. Kamematsu came to America in 1905, and his wife in 1916."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-525/

img Issei men at a funeral (ddr-densho-259-340)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of 50 or more well dressed Issei men, many of whom appear to be wearing black armbands, so this may have been a post-funeral scene. This gathering may have been to mourn the death of the Emperor Meiji."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-340/

img "Demonstration of wedding ceremony at community hall" (ddr-densho-259-310)

Unidentified Japanese women in kimono. Part of a demonstration of a wedding ceremony at the community hall.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-310/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-521)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "I'm not certain that this was a wedding portrait of Senichi and Satoru Tomihiro, circa 1924, although it well could have been Tomihiro came to America in 1904, and his wife in 1924. At the time this picture was taken, Senichi was probably around 40 years old, and his wife was 35."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-521/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-527)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding portrait of Ryusuke Watanabe, from Kanagawa ken, and his bride, Sen Tokuda, who was born in Tokyo. Ryusuke came to the U.S. in 1907 and Sen came in 1922 It's been said that Ryusuke was one of the four Issei men who were arrested by the FBI and sent to an …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-527/

img "Demonstration of wedding ceremony at community hall" (ddr-densho-259-321)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Demonstration of wedding ceremony at community hall."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-321/

img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-510)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Eiko Yamaki [Tadakuma] and Tomonori Tom Morikado of Los Angeles The directory, Japanese-Americans of the Mid-Columbia Area and Relatives, states the Morikado was an Issei, born in Fukuoka ken, Japan."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-510/

img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-177)

Funeral for Shizuka Igarashi. Headstone reads: "Shizuka Igarashi. Died May 15, 1916."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-177/

img Men, woman, and child by headstone (ddr-densho-255-180)

Three men, a woman and a child standing by a headstone.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-180/

img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-174)

Funeral for Shingaro Suzube. Headstone reads: "Shingaro Suzube. Died July 4, 1918. Age 36 yrs."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-174/

doc Marriage Speech in English and Japanese (ddr-densho-257-2)

Marriage speech of Baba Nobuzo and Miye Kato.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-257-2/

img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-186)

Men, women, and children at a child's funeral.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-186/

img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-184)

Funeral for Yoncko [?] Shimada. Headstone reads: "Yoncko Shimada. Died Feb. 1, 1920." Adjacent headstones read: "Tom Shiro Nakano. Died Nov. 14, 1919" and "Shizuko Miya. Died Dec. 1, 1919."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-184/

img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-185)

Men, women, and children at a funeral.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-185/

img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-183)

Funeral for Egawa Raikichi. Caption in Japanese on reverse: "Egawa Raikichi. Died February 9, 1930. Age 63."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-183/

img "Demonstration of wedding ceremony at community hall" (ddr-densho-259-322)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Demonstration of wedding ceremony at community hall."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-322/

img Wedding portrait of Issei couple (ddr-densho-259-392)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding picture of Daiichi and Kinuyo Takeoka, both in western attire. Since Mrs. Takeoka came to the United States in 1918, that's probably when this picture was taken."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-392/

img Portrait of wedding party (ddr-densho-259-533)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party portrait of Ray [Ches] Tsuyoshi Yasui and Mikie Kageyama. This photograph was probably taken in the parlor of Ernest C. and Alice Smith in Hood River."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-533/

img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-509)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Fukiko Tsubota and Teizo 'Tacy' Yamagishi. This wedding took place in maybe 1937-38. The Tsubota family ran a fairly big truck farm just across the Columbia River from Hood River, in Bingen, Washington."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-509/

img "Demonstration of wedding ceremony at community hall" (ddr-densho-259-311)

Unidentified Japanese women in kimono. Part of a demonstration of a wedding ceremony at the community hall.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-311/

img Nisei bride in kimono (ddr-densho-259-367)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding photograph, in a Japanese kimono, of Jane Kyono Jane was born in 1915 in Hood River [Oregon] and married Tokutaro Ted Mori before WWII."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-367/

img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-511)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Jane Kyono and Tokutaro Ted Mori, who was an Issei born in Shiga ken in 1903. This picture was taken in front of the same Buddhist Church where so many other group pictures of Nikkei were taken in Portland."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-511/

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