Men leaving for Alaska

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PARTNER

Densho
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OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-15-38 (Legacy UID: denshopd-p15-00038)

PARENT COLLECTION

Mitsuoka Collection

DESCRIPTION

These Japanese Americans are en route to Alaska to work in the canneries. Several can be identified: "Turk" Fujiya and Jim Yoshida stand fifth and sixth from the left; Ben Uyeno and George Yano stand third and second from the right. Ben Uyeno later became a well-known doctor in Seattle's Japanese American community. He was interviewed by Densho on June 1, 1998.

DATE

c. 1939

LOCATION

Seattle, Washington

OBJECT GENRE

Photographs

OBJECT FORMAT

Still Image

TOPICS

FACILITY

CREATORS

PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Mitsuoka Family Collection

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
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