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Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (c. 1943) (ddr-janm-1-58)
Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (c. 1943) from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.
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Letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (April 28, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-100)
Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (April 28, 1942) from the Owens Valley Assembly Center in Manzanar, California.
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Women playing on a bandstand (ddr-densho-255-50)
Female musicians wearing cowboy hats and cowboy boots playing instruments on a bandstand. "Spotlight Bands" is written at the top of the bandstand, with a Coca-Cola logo in the center. "Meiji carnival" written on reverse of photograph.
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Portrait of Japanese woman in kimono playing the koto (ddr-densho-259-65)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo shots of [Shidzuyo Yasui] before she got married. She's dressed in kimono in each of the pictures, but each pose is somewhat different."
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Hood River Japanese Methodist Church Orchestra (ddr-densho-259-323)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Hood River Japanese Methodist Church orchestra. This was not the same organization as the band. Here LeRoy (?) Burns was the orchestra organizer, leader and instructor. I think that Rev. [Isaac] Inouye just lent moral support. Notice that on the bass drum...it reads, 'H.R.H.S.', and 'Japanese'...HRHS of course stood for Hood …
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Hood River Japanese community band (ddr-densho-259-319)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Hood River Japanese community band--or maybe it was the Hood River Japanese Methodist Church Band I think that LeRoy Burns used to lead this band and maybe later on it was a Mr. Savo, but in this picture, neither of them are pictured. This was taken on the wooden front steps …
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Student orchestra (ddr-densho-259-549)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Some sort of an orchestra Maybe it was a grade school, or even a Hood River Junior High School orchestra."
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Opera singer Toshiko Sekiya (ddr-densho-259-232)
Portrait of opera singer Toshiko Sekiya. Inscription on front of photograph: "To Mr. + Mrs. Yasui from Toshiko Sekiya September 22 1931 Hood River."
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Opera singer Madame Amelia Galli-Curci (ddr-densho-259-351)
Portrait of opera singer Madame Amelia Galli-Curci, signed to Kay Yasui. Signature reads, "To Kay Yasui, very sincerely, Amelia Galli-Curci."
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Concert program (ddr-densho-280-127)
A program for a school group's concert. Program is in both English and Japanese.
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Broadway High School Song Sheet #1 (ddr-densho-280-110)
Song sheet created by Broadway High for school events.
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Broadway High School song sheet (ddr-densho-280-111)
Song sheet created by Broadway High school, including the Alma Mater and fight song.
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Big Parade of Popular Music & Song Played By Victor's 4 Bands and Victor Artists (ddr-densho-280-126)
A program for the Big Parade show.
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Topaz musical group, 'The Combo' (ddr-densho-298-67)
Caption in album: "The Combo in Topaz. Sadie Tokata (piano); Ich Sasaki (guitar); G. Sakashita; Kaz Maruoko (trumpet); Albert Noda (sax)."
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Tule Lake musical group, 'The Downbeats' (ddr-densho-298-68)
Caption in album: "Downbeats after Segregation. Hayao Miyamoto; Johnny Doi; Geo. Nakao; Geo. Sumida; Geo. Goto; Kay Yoshida."
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Portrait of the band in Tule Lake (ddr-densho-298-46)
Caption in album: "The Band in Tule Lake Center. Back row: Sam (Blackie) Mayeda, drums; Bud Johnson, bass; Kenny Kobukata, 2nd trumpet; Frank Suzuki, 1st trumpet; Sam Himoto, [?]. Leader and vocalist - Riki (Dick [?])."