Grocery stores

img Interior of a grocery store (ddr-densho-321-903)

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img Woman inside Shirokawa Grocery Store (ddr-densho-373-44)

Photograph of a young woman standing inside the front doors of the Shirokawa Grocery Store in Los Angeles, California. She is daughter of the owners.

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img Group of people under banner for Seattle Japanese Grocers Assn Picnic (ddr-densho-483-547)

Banner in English and Japanese

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img Mr. Wakichi Kawamoto and children (ddr-csujad-55-2621)

W. Kawamoto general merchandise store. erso reads: Mr. Wakichi Kawamoto and children, L to R Chiyeko, Matsuko, Wakichi, Takeo. Life history of this store in Florin, CA. This photo of general merchandise store which was opened and operated by Mr. Wakichi Kawamoto in Florin, California some time in early 1900. This establishment was later sold to …

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doc Letter from a manager, Federal Security Agency Social Security Board, to Union Market, November 27, 1940 (ddr-csujad-55-2178)

Correspondence from Federal Security Agency Social Security Board regarding applications for George Hideo Nakamura's social security account number. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2280

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img Man in front of grocery store (ddr-densho-359-867)

Man poses in front of The Caflton Fountain and Grocery.

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-59)

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born April 16, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated with his family at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the war, resettled in Seattle's Nihonmachi, where his father reestablished the family business, Uwajimaya, selling Japanese foodstuff and other items. Worked at Uwajimaya throughout his childhood -- along with …

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-61)

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born April 16, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated with his family at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the war, resettled in Seattle's Nihonmachi, where his father reestablished the family business, Uwajimaya, selling Japanese foodstuff and other items. Worked at Uwajimaya throughout his childhood -- along with …

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-60)

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born April 16, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated with his family at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the war, resettled in Seattle's Nihonmachi, where his father reestablished the family business, Uwajimaya, selling Japanese foodstuff and other items. Worked at Uwajimaya throughout his childhood -- along with …

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-62)

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born April 16, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated with his family at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the war, resettled in Seattle's Nihonmachi, where his father reestablished the family business, Uwajimaya, selling Japanese foodstuff and other items. Worked at Uwajimaya throughout his childhood -- along with …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-62/

doc Commemorative Issue 2600th Anniversary Yearbook and Directory 1940-1941 (ddr-densho-480-2)

The yearbook includes pictures and information about Japanese American businesses, schools, organizations, individuals, and families. The directory includes city indexes for California, as well as a few city indexes for Arizona and Japan, with advertisements for businesses and organizations throughout the city indexes.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-2/

img Southeast corner of 6th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-120)

Japanese businesses included the King coffee shop, the Mukilteo hotel, Panama grocery and express, Hinode Laundry baths and the Paris Hotel.

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img Union Grocery and Market (ddr-densho-353-130)

The store was located at 2000 E Union Street.

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img Jackson Meat Company (ddr-densho-353-133)

The store was located at 677 Jackson Street.

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img Kensaku Murata and a helper in M. K. Fish (ddr-densho-353-83)

M. K. Fish was located at 511 Main Street.

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doc Letter from Lily Abiko to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-6)

Lily Abiko writes to Kimi Fujii with updates on discrimination she's encountered while apartment hunting, friends she has seen recently, and thoughts about the military draft. She also advises Kimi about concerns Kimi has about marriage and infertility.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-6/

img A Man at a Food Counter (ddr-one-1-561)

Black and white photographic negative of a man standing behind a counter. The man leans against the counter with a staircase behind him. In the background under the staircase are crates of empty soda bottles.

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img A Couple in a Grocery Store (ddr-one-1-556)

Black and white photographic negative of a couple standing behind the counter inside a grocery store. The wall behind them is lined with canned and boxed goods. There is cooler next to the counter filled with fresh vegetables.

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-522)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about being happy to have seen Yuri, the weather, and needing to join a union for his second job. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-533)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about how his family is in Japan, his brother visiting over the weekend, his plans to try and transfer his job, and inquires about how Yuri's oral exam went. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-524)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about the possibility of a transfer causing them to rearrange their anniversary plans, and asking if Yuri needs any money. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-528)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about news from his family in Japan, and about wanting another transfer at work. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-530)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about looking to transfer his job to another location, and tells Yuri not to rush down to New York after she finishes school. Included is a sketch of a theater and a clipping of a drawing of the play "Bloomer Girl." Item tied …

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-535)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about sending some money to Yuri and working on something to send to his sister in Japan. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-535/

doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-527)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about the new location he is working at and wondering what to do about their anniversary since he'll have to work. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-527/

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