ddr-ajah-6 — Alameda Japanese American History Project: Family and Community Collection — Objects

img Hajime Date (ddr-ajah-6-376)

Caption below photo: Hajime Date, of Alameda, CA. He was born in japan on December 27, 1878. photo circa 1930s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-376/

img Two women and girl outside shoe repair shop (ddr-ajah-6-377)

Caption below photo: Chiyoko "Mary" Date (front) poses with her older sister Kiyoko (left) and friend Kiyo Okuma, in front of the family business, Date Shoe Repair, at 2304-2306 Encinal in Alameda, CA. Note the window signage at right, for Goodyear wingfoot sales and heels. circa mid 1930s

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img Three girls outside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-378)

Caption below photo: Date sisters Kiyoko "Florence", Yuriko "Lily" and Chiyoko "Mary" pose in front of their family business, Date Florist at 2304-2306 Encinal in Alameda, CA., circa mid 1930s.

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img Uchi Date (ddr-ajah-6-379)

Caption below photo: Uchi Date, of Alameda, CA. She was born in Japan on January 21, 1888. photo circa 1930s

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img Yuriko Date (ddr-ajah-6-380)

Caption below photo: Yuriko Date, of Alameda, CA., in a coat and hat, circa late 1930s

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img Yuriko and Kazuo Date (ddr-ajah-6-381)

Caption below photo: Yuriko Date and her brother, Kazuo "Henry" of Alameda, CA., in a dramatically lit portrait. She was his favorite sister. Photo circa late 1930s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-381/

img Yuriko Date in front of florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-382)

Caption below photo: Yuriko "Lily" Date standing in front of the family business, the Date Florist at 2304-2306 Encinal in Alameda, CA. Photo circa early to mid 1930's.

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img Group at a picnic at the beach (ddr-ajah-6-383)

Caption below photo: The Dates, Kidos, Tanakas and Fujiis play on the beach, 10 miles south of Half Moon Bay, Ca. The Dates and Kidos were from Alameda, CA. Circa 1930s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-383/

doc Photos and text titled: From Shoe Repair to Flowers (ddr-ajah-6-384)

History of Hajime Date's businesses in Alameda, includes photo and clipping from directory

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-384/

img Six young Nisei women posing on a lawn (ddr-ajah-6-385)

Caption below photo: Young Nisei women attending summer school pose in Alameda, CA, 1935

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img Ten girls in kimonos (ddr-ajah-6-386)

Caption below photo: Young Nisei girls pose at the Buddhist Temples of Alameda, CA, for an unknown event. September 22, 1935

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img Four girls on balcony of church (ddr-ajah-6-387)

Caption below photo: Etsuko Yoshida, far left, poses with friends atop the second floor of Mary Helm Hall, at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA., 1936

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img Graduation portrait of Kiyo Date (ddr-ajah-6-388)

Caption below photo: Kiyo Date of Alameda, CA. She was born in November 18, 1919. This photo is dated 1937, making it her Alameda High School Graduation. She would further her education, attending Heald Business College. Inscription on front: Sincerely Kiyoko Florence Date June 37

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img Etsuko Yoshida and Kazuo Date (ddr-ajah-6-389)

Caption below photo: Etsuko "Dorothy" Yoshida and Kazuo "Henry" Date, Alameda, CA April 1938. Etsuko would be a junior in high school. They were married April 5, 1942.

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img Etsuko Yoshida and Yuriko Date in kimonos (ddr-ajah-6-390)

Caption below photo: Etsuko Yoshida (left) and Yuriko "Lily" Date pose in kimonos for Circus Day, Likely an event held at the Buddhist Temple. Alameda, CA, June 3, 1938

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img Etsuko Yoshida leaning against car (ddr-ajah-6-391)

Caption below photo: Etsuko "Dorothy" Yoshida of Alameda, CA, 1938

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img Two woman and a man standing on sidewalk outside building (ddr-ajah-6-392)

Caption below photo: Tame Kido (left), with Uchi Date and her husband, Hajime, of Alameda, CA. Photo circa late 1940s to early 1950s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-392/

img Girl holding watering can outside shop (ddr-ajah-6-393)

Caption below photo: Yuriko "Lily" Date stands in front of their family's business, Date Flowers at 2304-2306 Encinal, in Alameda, CA, circa early 1940s. Inscription on photo front: Dearest Etchan, Love Yuri

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img Large group posing outside building (ddr-ajah-6-394)

Caption below photo: In memory of the 18th Annual Northern California Christion Church Federation meeting. Last photo before evacuation, January 22, 23, 24, 1941. Inscription in Japanese on photo front

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-394/

img Three young women standing in doorway of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-395)

Caption below photo: Chiyoko Date (left), her sister, Florence and a friend at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp. Note their name on the front of their barracks, number 19-3-B. The Dates entered Topaz on September 9, 1942. They were from Alameda, CA. January 2, 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-395/

img Man and woman standing in doorway of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-396)

Caption below photo: Chiyoko Date and her father, Hajime at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp. Note their name on the front of their barracks, number 19-3-B. They entered Topaz on September 9, 1942. The Dates were from Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-396/

img Woman with flower arrangements inside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-397)

Caption below photo: Posing inside Date Florist on Grand Avenue in Oakland, CA is Kiyoko Date Abe, circa 1953-1959. Her parents, Hajime and Uchi Date, had returned to California after World War II ended and wanted to start their florist business again. Their son, Akira, found a shop for sale, this time in Oakland. The shop …

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doc Uchi Date's Bento Carrier and Boxes (ddr-ajah-6-398)

Document with photo and story of elaborate bento box owned by Uchi Date

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-398/

img Boxes from Uchi Date's Bento carrier (ddr-ajah-6-399)

Caption below photo: Uchi Date's stackable bento boxes, without the outer box to carry all of these smaller boxes together. She brought it with her from Japan in 1912. Uchi lived with her husband, Hajime, in Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-399/

img Detail of boxes from Uchi Date's Bento carrier (ddr-ajah-6-400)

Caption below photo: Uchi Date's stackable bento boxes, without the carry box. She brought it with her from Japan in 1912. She lived in Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-400/

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