Picnics

img Group sitting in field with tents in background (ddr-ajah-6-116)

Caption below photo: Young Niseis from Alameda, CA, enjoy themselves at a picnic. Circa early 1930s

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img Group at picnic on beach (ddr-ajah-6-369)

Caption below photo: Seto, Tanaka, Fujii family (florist) and Date (florist) families gather for a Memorial Day picnic in Half Moon Bay in 1930. Half Moon Bay was a popular beach town set between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, CA. The Dates were from Alameda, CA.

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img Group swimming (ddr-ajah-6-873)

Caption below photo: Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church South Picnic at Lake Anza in Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA circa 1925-1927

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img Group of women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-531)

Caption below photo: L to R: Unknown, Mrs. Mukoyama, Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, Hanae Nakayama, Aki Mukoyama Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church of Alameda, CA picnic, April 1936. Location of picnic unknown.

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img Group at a picnic with tent in background (ddr-ajah-6-730)

Caption below photo: Isseis gather with a tent outdoors to picnic. Location is likely somewhere in the Alameda to Niles vicinity of the San Francisco Bay Area, circa 1910-1920s.

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img Takuritsu Morita with friends at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-627)

Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita, 2nd from left, picnics with Issei friends. Probably 1915 to the mid 1920s. Morita was from Oakland first (1915 to about 1919) then moved to Alameda, CA., until 1933.

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img Group swimming in lake (ddr-ajah-6-235)

Caption below photo: Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church South Picnic at Lake Anza in Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA circa 1925-1927

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img Group of adults and children at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-194)

Caption below photo: Backyard picnic at the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA, circa 1947-1948

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img Group of men, women and children at picnic (ddr-ajah-6-723)

Caption below photo: A gathering of Isseis and their Nisei children outdoors, under several fancy, striped canopies, wearing fine clothing. Perhaps a picnic with beers or alcohol. Bowler hats worn by the men. Could be Alameda, CA but more likely nearby Oakland or Berkeley. Circa 1910s-1920s

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img Ayako Yamashita sitting on car fender (ddr-ajah-6-112)

Inscription on photo front: 5/20/'28. Caption below photo: Ayako Yamashita probably picnicking with friends. Born on March 25, 1912, her family lived at 2313 Bank Street in Alameda, CA. She died in Stockton, CA on March 7, 1945. Photo May 20, 1928

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img Group at picnic with barracks in background (ddr-ajah-6-217)

Caption below photo: Block 11 picnic, Jerome, Arkansas, Easter Sunday, 1943. Seated in the middle row is Toshio Sato, his arm around his niece Kiyo Sato, with nephew Kazuyoshi Sato front row left (no shirt) Written on photo front: Block 11 picnic Easter Sunday 1943

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img Group posing for photo by line of cars (ddr-ajah-6-113)

Caption below photo: Young Niseis from Alameda, CA picnic at an unknown location. Circa 1920's. Individuals identified.

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img Two women sitting on car fender (ddr-ajah-6-108)

Caption below photo: Picnicking in Niles, CA, with Alice Takakura (left) and Mary Kondo, of Alameda, CA, circa late 1920s-early 1930s.

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img Tom Ikeda sitting in between two older men at outdoor cookout (ddr-densho-506-148)

Tom Ikeda sitting in between two older men talking to each other at a cookout or picnic event.

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img A large group of people at a picnic (ddr-densho-480-42)

Many people sit on the ground, with trees around them. Plates, bottles, and cups can be seen around them. A young child looks at the camera.

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img A small group of people at a picnic (ddr-densho-480-25)

In the foreground, two women sit on a bench in front of a tarp; one of the women holds a baby in her lap. A child sits on the ground in front of the women. In the background, some men sit around some food, with a tarp behind them. Plates and bottles can be seen on …

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img People at a picnic (ddr-densho-480-34)

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img Picnic (ddr-densho-480-83)

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img 2 men on picnic (ddr-densho-480-115)

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img Picnic (ddr-densho-363-46)

Kimi Kuwahara enjoying a sandwich during a picnic.

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img Mess Hall picnic (ddr-densho-363-43)

Mes hall 21-27 picnic to the Shoshone River. Front Row: Mr. Nakamura, Asano Maruyama, Kimi Kuwahara, Tomiye Ichida; Back Row: Yanaichi Kubo, Joanne Kuwahara, Nancy Oyama

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img Picnic at Mt. Rainier (ddr-densho-363-6)

Picnic at Mt. Rainier with White River Buddhist church. Caption on the back of the photograph reads "1939 Picnic at Mt. Rainier with White River".Back row (left to right): Kazuko Hota, Shiz Hironaka, Asako Kubo; Front row (left to right): Shiz Inouye, Kimi Kuwahara, Chiyo Iwamoto, Tomi Ichida

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img Mess Hall picnic (ddr-densho-363-39)

The caption at the bottom of the photograph reads "21-27 Mess hall Picnic to Shoshone River 1944". First row (left to right): Unidentified, Toshiko Tsuyuki, Unidentified, Unidentified, Joanne Kuwahara, Nabata, Hatsuye Shimizu, Nancy Oyama, Saito, ... Mr. Nakamura (3rd from right) Second row: Tomi Ichida (4th from right), Kimi Kuwahara (3rd from right), Asano Maruyama (2nd …

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img Mess Hall picnic (ddr-densho-363-44)

Mess hall workers pose next to the Shoshone River during workers' picnic. Front row: Joanne Kuwahara, Mr. Nakamura, Asano Maruyama, Kimi Kuwahara, Tomic Ichida; Back row: Unidentified, Nancy Oyama

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img Mess Hall picnic (ddr-densho-363-42)

Nancy Oyama and Kimi Kuwahara at a mess hall workers' picnic along the Shoshone River. The caption on the bottom of the photograph reads "Mess picnic" and the caption on the back of the photograph reads "May 13, 1944 Shoshone River".

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