ddr-densho-259 — Yasui Family Collection — Objects

img William Hardy and Shigemitsu Mamoru (ddr-densho-259-326)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This sailor must have been William Hardy, who was a cabin boy aboard one of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's ships which were used to force an entrance to Japan in 1853 Corky Kawasaki translated the Japanese writing, which from left to right is: Yasui, Masuo Dono [Mister or Esquire]...It was signed by …

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img Ten Issei men (ddr-densho-259-327)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "10 Issei men, all in western attire. Location not identified, but there is a handwritten date of 1907 at the top. Around then, Masuo [Yasui] was living in Portland at either the Japanese Methodist Mission or at the home of the Caucasian attorney, for whom he worked as a houseboy."

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img Nisei boy in cowboy hat (ddr-densho-259-328)

Unidentified Nisei boy in a cowboy hat.

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img "Portland Japanese community's contribution to the Rose Festival parade" (ddr-densho-259-329)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This surely must have been the Portland Japanese community's contribution to the Rose Festival parade."

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img Issei men in front of Buddhist church (ddr-densho-259-330)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "39-40 Issei men sitting in chairs in front of what surely must have been a Buddhist church in Portland. The swastika on the door indicates that this was a Buddhist temple. I suspect that these men were members of the Nipponjin Kai--sometimes called the Nihonjin Kai--Japanese Association."

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img Officers of Portland Japanese Association (ddr-densho-259-331)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Formal group photograph of 14 Issei men, all very well dressed in western suits. These may have been the officers of the Portland Japanese Association."

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img Issei men in front of Buddhist church (ddr-densho-259-332)

A group of Issei men posed in front of a Buddhist temple in Portland, possibly members of the Nipponjin Kai Japanese Association.

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img Nipponjin Kai members (ddr-densho-259-333)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of 39-40 well dressed Issei men standing on a lawn from the appearance of the men, I will guess that these were Nipponjin Kai members."

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img Issei men wearing derbies on a hillside (ddr-densho-259-334)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of twelve well dressed Issei men, most of whom are also wearing derbies, and sitting among a field of bracken fern on a side hill. I think that this was taken at the Vista House on the Columbia River highway [in Crown Point, Oregon]."

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img "Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church" (ddr-densho-259-335)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church. Most probably members of Nipponjin Kai."

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img "Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church" (ddr-densho-259-336)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church. Most probably members of Nipponjin Kai."

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img "Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church" (ddr-densho-259-337)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church. Most probably members of Nipponjin Kai."

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img "Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church" (ddr-densho-259-338)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church. Most probably members of Nipponjin Kai."

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img "Panoramic view of the Hood River Valley" (ddr-densho-259-339)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Panoramic view of the Hood River Valley, looking south from Panorama Point. This is a beautiful picture of what the valley looked like in the old days."

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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."

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img Issei men around a table (ddr-densho-259-341)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of 33 Issei men in business suits in a small room gathered around a white cloth-covered long table."

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img Loving cup award being presented (ddr-densho-259-342)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Masuo Yasui] received a loving cup [the 'Silver Loving Cup' award] presented by the Hood River Japanese community in appreciation for services rendered."

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img Hood River Japanese Community Hall (ddr-densho-259-343)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A gathering of many of the Hood River Japanese community in front of the Hood River Japanese Community Hall To me, it appears to have been a photograph taken of the Christian Nikkei families in Hood River, although there certainly must have been exceptions to this general statement, because I see the …

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img Issei men in suits wearing Japanese flag lapel pins (ddr-densho-259-344)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men in business suits, all of them wearing Japanese flag lapel pins There are strings of paper flags of many nations strung from the ceiling...I will guess that this was some sort of celebration of Japan's entry into World War I on the side of the Allies, because I …

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img Packing house in Mosier, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-345)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Cement block packing house and storage shed, Mosier, Oregon."

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img "Women packing strawberries" (ddr-densho-259-346)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Women packing strawberries Since the crew of packers are entirely Caucasian, if it was taken in Hood River, it almost surely was taken in some Caucasian farmer's packing house."

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img "Shinbo's Restaurant" (ddr-densho-259-347)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "'Shinbo's Restaurant', Walla Walla, Washington. That may not have been the real name of the restaurant This was a pretty nice restaurant for its days, which was around 1938 when we visited them. There are six Caucasian waitresses, so that was a pretty sizeable operation."

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