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

img Portrait of Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-526)

Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara of Alameda, CA., 1932

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img Portrait of Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-527)

Caption below photo: Dressed in a kimono is Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, 20, of Alameda, CA., January 1934. Inscription on photo: Sincerely yours Nellie Itahara Jan 22, 1934

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img Shozo "Bill" Takeda in football uniform (ddr-ajah-6-528)

Caption below photo: Shozo "Bill" Takeda poses in his football uniform in Azusa, CA in 1934. He previously lived in Alameda, CA. He returned to Alameda to marry Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara in 1941.

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doc Note from Masa Hanamura to Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-529)

Caption below note: A note from Masa Hanamura, to friend Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara. January 10, 1935. It was for Nellie's 21st birthday, in Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-529/

img Portrait of four young women (ddr-ajah-6-530)

Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara (far left), Masa Hanamura, Spring Kido, and Aki Mukoyama sit for a portrait at Tsuji Studio of Oakland, a sort of Coming of age picture. Photo 1936

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img Group of women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-531)

Caption below photo: L to R: Unknown, Mrs. Mukoyama, Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, Hanae Nakayama, Aki Mukoyama Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church of Alameda, CA picnic, April 1936. Location of picnic unknown.

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doc Telegram from Wilbur Takiguchi to Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-532)

Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara becomes the chairman for the Northern California Young People's Christian Conference. The NYYPCC held young adult events and conferences before and after World War II. October 6, 1937

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-532/

doc Diploma from Imagire School of Sewing for Fumiko Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-533)

Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara's graduation from the Imagire Sewing School on June 26, 1938. Nellie graduation was from the Oakland facility of the school, which originated in Alameda, CA.

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img Portrait of Shuzo "Bill" Takeda (ddr-ajah-6-534)

Caption below photo: Shuzo "Bill" Takeda of Alameda, CA.

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img Two women walking down stairs (ddr-ajah-6-535)

Caption below photo: Mrs. Teshima (left) and Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara stroll around the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939, San Francisco's third and last World's Fair. It was also the year that Nazi Germany invaded Europe. Among the items that Itahara may have noticed at the World's Fair was the German swastika flag. Teshima and Itahara …

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img Two women and child at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-ajah-6-536)

Caption below photo: Toshiko "May" Yeda (left), her mother, Harumi, and friend Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara stroll around the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939, San Francisco's third and last World's Fair. It was also the year that Nazi Germany invaded Europe. Among the items they may have noticed at the World's Fair was the German swastika …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-536/

doc Photos and text titled: On the Last Boat from Japan (ddr-ajah-6-537)

Document with photo of Fumiko Itahara and Bill Takeda, Takeda's travel documents and story of his arrival from Japan

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doc Photo of Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara in wedding dress (ddr-ajah-6-538)

Includes copy of newspaper engagement notice for Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara and Shozu "Bill" Takeda

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-538/

doc Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara and bridesmaids (ddr-ajah-6-539)

Includes story of Itahara and Takeda's wedding. Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, 27, of Alameda, CA., married Shuzo "Bill" Takeda on January 19, 1941. At left is Masa Hanamura, at right Hazel Takii

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img Portrait of Shuzo "Bill" Takeda and Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-540)

Caption below photo: Shuzo "Bill" Takeda and Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara. Could be their engagement portrait. They would be married on January 19, 1941 in Alameda, CA.

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doc Alien Registration documents for Yoshio and Hama Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-541)

Caption below photo: Passport applications for Yoshio ad Hama Itahara, of Alameda, CA., February, 1942. The October 24, 1902 date at the bottom probably refers to the date Yoshio and Hama first arrived in the United States from Japan.

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img Shuzo "Bill" Takeda with daughter Judy (ddr-ajah-6-542)

Caption below photo: Shuzo "Bill" Takeda with first born child, Judy. Block 13, Topaz, Utah, 1943. Bill married Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara from Alameda, CA.

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img Shuzo "Bill" Takeda with Fumiko "Nellie" and daughter Judy standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-543)

Caption below photo: Standing in front of their Block 13 residence are Shuzo "Bill" and Fumiko "Nellie" Takeda with their first born child, Judy. Topaz, Utah, 1943. The Taketa's were from Alameda, CA.

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img Three children in Easter baskets (ddr-ajah-6-544)

Caption below photo: When Ken, Judy and Jo Takeda returned from their World War II incarceration camp in 1945, their family did not have a place to live in their hometown of Alameda, CA. so they stayed at their church, the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church on Buena Vista Ave. Several Japanese families shared the space. The …

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doc Photos and text titled: Alameda Japanese Americans after WWII A Place to Live (ddr-ajah-6-545)

Photo of Bill and Nellie Takeda's children on Easter with story of the family's return to Alameda after incarceration

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-545/

img Shozu "Bill" Takeda with daughter, Susan (ddr-ajah-6-546)

Caption below photo: Shozu "Bill" Takeda with his daughter, Susan, in Alameda, CA., 1949

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img Family portrait of Takeda Family (ddr-ajah-6-547)

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img Alice Iwataki standing next to pond (ddr-ajah-6-548)

Caption below photo: Alice Iwataki 1932 Alameda, CA. Inscription on photo front: Sincerely, Alice [unreadable]. Includes biographical information on Alice Taniyo Iwataki

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-548/