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Tanagi Collection

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The Tanagi collection, circa 1930s, features the leisure and business activities of the Japanese American community of Green Lake, an area located in North Seattle. Prior to World War II, the Tanagi family leased a farm on what is now a commercial shopping mall. These photos were also used in the book, The Green Lake Japanese American Community, 1900-1942.

c.1930s

43 photographic prints, black and white

Densho

Courtesy of the Tanagi Family Collection

43 Objects

img Community picnic (ddr-densho-136-1)

This picnic was held at Carkeek Park.

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img Green Lake Young People's Club (ddr-densho-136-2)

Members of the Green Lake Seinenkai (young people's club), a social club primarily for nisei in their teens and twenties. This club organized athletic, cultural, and social activities such as formal dances (pictured here).

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img Friends in front of car (ddr-densho-136-3)

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-136-4)

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img Family farm (ddr-densho-136-5)

This family leased a farm at 4657 Union Bay Place in the University District of Seattle. They grew vegetables which were sold at the Public Market at various produce wholesale houses.

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img Nisei sitting on car (ddr-densho-136-6)

Rick Tanagi.

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img Group gathering at the beach (ddr-densho-136-7)

Back row (L to R): Chuck Kambe, Henry Shimizu, Teruo Tada, Aya Tanagi, Satoko Abe, Toshiko Fukano, George Fukano. Front row (L to R): Kaun Abe, Nobuo Tanagi, Mae Shimizu, George Tanagi, Sayo Tanagi, Ko Abe, Mac Sasaki.

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