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vh Hal Keimi Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-458-16)

Finishing high school, parents start up another dry cleaning business

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-458-16/

vh Hal Keimi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-458-2)

Description of family's dry cleaning business

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-458-2/

vh Tonko Doi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-chi-1-19-15)

Parents' cleaners business after the war

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-19-15/

doc Union Discusses Japanese Question (June 4, 1914) (ddr-densho-56-252)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 4, 1914, p. 4

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-252/

img Wapato Laundry (ddr-densho-62-3)

Takagi's Wapato Laundry, the business run by Edith Watanabe's parents.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-62-3/

doc George Toshiyuki Teraoka (ddr-csujad-8-75)

Oral history interview with George Toshiyuki Teraoka. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Teraoka, George Toshiyuki

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-75/

doc Masuji and Kaneko Katano (ddr-csujad-8-27)

Oral history interview with Masuji and Kaneko Katano. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Katano, Masuji and Kaneko

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-27/

doc Naomi Tagawa (ddr-csujad-8-69)

Oral history interview with Naomi Tagawa. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Tagawa, Naomi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-69/

doc George Masashi and Mitsuno Hashimoto (ddr-csujad-8-18)

Oral history interview with George Masashi and Mitsuno Hashimoto. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Hashimoto, George Masashi and Mitsuno

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-18/

img Yokohama Tailor and Laundry (ddr-densho-12-5)

The Yokohama Tailor and Laundry, located on 515 Yesler Way in Seattle's Nihonmachi, was operated by the Kunitsugu family. Fusa Kunitsugu is on the right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-12-5/

img Yokohama Tailor and Laundry (ddr-densho-12-10)

Fusa Kunitsugu (left) and her son, Teruo, inside the Yokohama Tailor and Laundry, located at 515 Yesler Way in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-12-10/

img Children in front of a laundromat (ddr-densho-321-654)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-654/

img Three men in a laundromat (ddr-densho-321-540)

Caption on reverse: "Grandpa Mori / on right."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-540/

img A group in front of a business (ddr-densho-321-583)

Caption in album: "Takao Fujii." Back row, far right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-583/

img Mr. and Mrs. Mori working in a laundromat (ddr-densho-321-541)

Caption on reverse: "Jotaro Mori & wife."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-541/

img Three men in a laundromat (ddr-densho-321-495)

Caption on reverse: "Grandpa Jotaro Mori on right / father Kiku Mori."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-495/

img Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-6)

Photographs of HIsa'a family and friends before the United States' entry into World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-6/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-120/

img Tom Tadashi Nakayama in front of Broadmore cleaners (ddr-densho-353-243)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-243/

img Northeast corner of 6th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-117)

Japanese businesses included the Dreamland Hotel, Komatsu-Zashi, Abe's dry goods store, Tokyo-Wan, Fujii Hotel, Inouye clothing store, New Golden Shoe repair, the Ogata's dry cleaning shop and the Salvation Army mission.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-117/

img Businesses on 5th Avenue south (ddr-densho-353-107)

Between Jackson Street and King Street was the Dreamland Cabaret, the St. Paul and Diamond Hotels, Baths Laundry, the NP restaurant and an Italian restaurant.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-107/