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Kunitsugu Collection

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The Kunitsugu collection, circa 1918-1930s, focuses on the business and leisure activities of the Kunitsugu family of Seattle, Washington. Seattle's prewar Nihonmachi area appears in the background of several of the photographs.

c.1918-1931

17 photographic prints, black and white

Densho

Courtesy of the Kunitsugu Family Collection

17 Objects

img Congregation outside the Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-densho-12-1)

The Japanese Baptist Church is located at 160 Broadway in Seattle, Washington. Before World War II, this area was adjacent to Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.

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img Family and friends in Nihonmachi (ddr-densho-12-2)

This photograph was taken in the backyard of the Kunitsugu home at 515 Yesler Way in Seattle's Nihonmachi area. In the background is a row of four-story structures with a series of housekeeping rooms. Front: an unidentified son of the Fujitas. Middle (left to right): two unidentified sons of the Fujitas and Tomie Kunitsugu. Back: Mr. …

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img Boy standing on a dock (ddr-densho-12-3)

Ted Kunitsugu waits for a shuttle boat to take him to a Japanese battleship on a goodwill tour.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-12-3/

img Children playing on a homemade raft (ddr-densho-12-4)

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img Yokohama Tailor and Laundry (ddr-densho-12-5)

The Yokohama Tailor and Laundry, located on 515 Yesler Way in Seattle's Nihonmachi, was operated by the Kunitsugu family. Fusa Kunitsugu is on the right.

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