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Industry and employment

At the turn of the century, Japanese immigrants (Issei) came to the United States to work on the rapidly expanding plantations of Hawaii and the farms, lumber mills, railroads and canneries of the Pacific Coast. They quickly realized this type of work was not going to bring them wealth, and many began looking for more promising opportunities. Farming, fishing and small businesses were often seen as the answer.

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img "Let's Measure it Right, George" (ddr-jamsj-1-14)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Precision! (ddr-jamsj-1-361)

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img Myer Ichida 1959 San Jose Gardener's Club (ddr-jamsj-1-218)

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img Portrait (ddr-jamsj-1-268)

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img Almost Missed This Shot (ddr-jamsj-1-62)

Working on a landscape project

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img Convention Committee (ddr-jamsj-1-372)

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img Kay Kawasakis' Plumbing Crew (ddr-jamsj-1-13)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Portrait (ddr-jamsj-1-273)

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img Good Rear End Shot of Four Guys, Anyway (ddr-jamsj-1-19)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Lookout for Harry--Yone & Herman (ddr-jamsj-1-27)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Tsugio, Massey, & George (ddr-jamsj-1-28)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img San Jose Landscape Gardeners' Association (ddr-jamsj-1-221)

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img Mr. Murata of bank Keeping "Eye" on Kanj!! (ddr-jamsj-1-22)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Fred Sugimoto 1964, San Jose Landscape Gardeners' Association (ddr-jamsj-1-228)

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img Fumio Sawing & Herman "Painting" (ddr-jamsj-1-21)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Men taking a break (ddr-jamsj-1-611)

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img Fred Sugimoto 1964, San Jose Landscape Gardeners' Association (ddr-jamsj-1-229)

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img John Kurazawa 1961 (ddr-jamsj-1-223)

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img Men moving dirt (ddr-jamsj-1-607)

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img These Guys Sure Get Around! Oops There's another George (ddr-jamsj-1-18)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Tractor (ddr-jamsj-1-614)

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img Oh Boy-Snow!! (ddr-jamsj-1-61)

Working on a landscape project

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img Shuichi Yamamoto. Most of 1960 (ddr-jamsj-1-222)

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img Sam Sakamoto 1951 & Part of 1952 San Jose Gardner's Club (ddr-jamsj-1-208)

Sam Sakamoto was the second President of the Garden City Gardeners' Club from 1951 to 1952.

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img Martin Marumoto 1962, San Jose Landscape Gardners' Association (ddr-jamsj-1-225)

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