Bento carrier and boxes with box cover
PARTNER
Alameda Japanese American History Project
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OBJECT ID
ddr-ajah-6-402 (Date, Uchi-bento carrier-035)
PARENT COLLECTION
Alameda Japanese American History Project: Family and Community Collection
DESCRIPTION
Caption below photo: When Uchi Date arrived in American on December 30, 1912, she brought clothing and other necessary items. But she also brought this fanciful, if somewhat cumbersome bento carrier, with 13 separate boxes to hold enough hand made Japanese food fro a picnic's worth of friends. The front cover, seen leaning against the box, slides down from the top to install. The unpainted wood is the inside of the front cover. A metal handle adorns the top of the box. Still in good condition, it was found while cleaning out a basement. She settled in Alameda, CA, with husband Hajime.
OBJECT GENRE
Physical Objects
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
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FACILITY
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CONTRIBUTOR
Alameda Japanese American History Project
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Alameda Japanese American History Project, Densho
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