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Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-475-107)
Black and white negative of the Miwa family. Back row, left to right: Frank Hidenobu Miwa and Masaru Harry Miwa. Front row, left to right: Tama Miwa, Nobukichi Miwa, and Yoshiko Mae (Miwa) Higaki. (colorized photographic print: ddr-densho-475-246)

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Food garden (ddr-densho-475-287)
Black and white photograph of a woman looking at a food garden with barrack building in the background.

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Family portrait of 7 (ddr-densho-475-177)
Black and white portrait of an unidentified family of seven.

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Group picnic (ddr-densho-475-325)
Black and white photograph of five men and five women at a picnic together with food, jars, and crates of Coca-Cola soda.

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Woman and child in costume (ddr-densho-475-265)
Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman and child in Japanese theater costumes and makeup.

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Toshiko, Mae, Chiyoko (ddr-densho-475-550)
Black and white photograph of three young women standing together outside. Identified left to right are: Toshiko, Yoshiko Mae (Miwa) Higaki, and Chiyoko. Written below the photograph on the album page: "Toshiko - Mae - Chiyoko" in white pencil. (negative: ddr-densho-475-110)

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Tama Miwa with dog on a garden bridge (ddr-densho-475-76)
Black and white negative of Tama Miwa and dog standing on a small bridge made of wooden logs; windmill water tower in background (photographic print: object ddr-densho-475-570).



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Document and photo of kimono title Japan to Alameda, Takeno Nakata's Furisode Kimorno (ddr-ajah-6-255)
Includes story of Takeno Nakata's creation of her Furisode kimono and journey to Alameda

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Woman with three children (ddr-densho-501-9)
Caption written on the back of the photograph reads “Jan. 12, 1944”.

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Woman holding baby (ddr-densho-501-7)
Caption written on the back of the photograph reads “Apr. 19, 1944 Poston, Ariz Jeanette Kogiko Toda 7 ½ month and Kinu Toda”.