Industry and employment

At the turn of the century, Japanese immigrants (Issei) came to the United States to work on the rapidly expanding plantations of Hawaii and the farms, lumber mills, railroads and canneries of the Pacific Coast. They quickly realized this type of work was not going to bring them wealth, and many began looking for more promising opportunities. Farming, fishing and small businesses were often seen as the answer.

Industry and employment (392)

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img George, Herman, George (ddr-jamsj-1-59)

Working on a landscape project

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-59/

img The Push and Pull Boys (ddr-jamsj-1-29)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-29/

img Martin, George, Alex, Tom, George, & Mr.Idemoto (ddr-jamsj-1-20)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Plumbers Hard it (ddr-jamsj-1-16)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-16/

img Portrait (ddr-jamsj-1-270)

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img Portrait (ddr-jamsj-1-280)

Annual Christmas party

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img Chester Hiruse Started in 1960, San Jose Landscape Gardeners' Association (ddr-jamsj-1-220)

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img Portrait (ddr-jamsj-1-271)

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img Kay Kawasaki and George Yuki (ddr-jamsj-1-23)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-23/

img San Jose Landscape Gardeners' Association (ddr-jamsj-1-226)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-226/

img Art Kumada finished 1952 and 1954. San Jose Gardner's Club (ddr-jamsj-1-210)

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img Fred, Roy, Yone, Harry, George, Kangi, & Chet (ddr-jamsj-1-25)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Portrait (ddr-jamsj-1-269)

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img Don "Moon" Kikuchi 1955-1956 (ddr-jamsj-1-215)

Don "Moon" Kikuchi was the Garden City Gardeners' Club President from 1955 to 1956.

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img Portrait (ddr-jamsj-1-266)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-266/

img Boy on dock (ddr-densho-359-585)

Caption in album is illegible.

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img Men working in empty lot (ddr-densho-359-841)

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img Seizaburo Mukai's Jackson Theater (ddr-densho-353-95)

Seizaburo Mukai also ran the Atlas, the Circle, and the Rialto theaters.

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img Men working on a railroad (ddr-densho-353-43)

Captioned: "Snoqualmie Falls crew laying railroad tracks."

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-43/

img Higo's 5, 10, 15 cent store (ddr-densho-353-101)

The store was located at 671 Weller Street.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-101/

img Two men in the Pacific Market at 12th and Jackson Street (ddr-densho-353-127)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-127/

img A group of men (ddr-densho-353-48)

Workers on bunkhouse steps.

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img Japanese farms near Midlakes (ddr-densho-353-54)

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img Block of Japanese businesses (ddr-densho-353-102)

Identified businesses are the dentists Dr. H Kato and Dr. S. Higashida upstairs, with the Welcome Hotel, Sanyo 10 cent store, Gosho Drugs, and the Jackson Street Sanitary barber shop on the street level.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-102/

img Man and children in front of car (ddr-densho-353-55)

Captioned: "Bellevue packing house."

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