PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-124
DESCRIPTION
The Tamura Collection focuses on the prewar recreational activities of a group of Issei. The photographs feature gatherings in Seattle's Nihonmachi (Japantown), outings to parks and beaches, hiking on Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood, and trips to Selleck, Washington. Also included is one photograph of Tule Lake concentration camp, Idaho.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
c.1910s-1920s
BULK UNIT DATE
c.1910s-1920s
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
37 photographic prints, black and white
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Tamura Family Collection
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
35 Objects
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Picnic (ddr-densho-124-1)
Issei friends having a picnic in Washington Park. (L to R): Yamaguchi, Tamura, Yamaguchi, Hino, unidentified, Sakaguchi, Kamioka, Tamura.
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Issei at a picnic (ddr-densho-124-3)
Issei friends having a picnic at Yellowstone Park beach (?).
(L to R): unidentified, unidentified, Tamura, Hino, Tamura, Yamaguchi, unidentified.
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Hiking on Mt. Rainier (ddr-densho-124-4)
Two Issei stand at Paradise Valley on Mt. Rainier. (L to R): unidentified, Raisuke Tamura.
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Issei at a park (ddr-densho-124-6)
These Issei are waiting for the ferry at Fortuna Park, located on Mercer Island.
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Japanese American family (ddr-densho-124-7)
This family stands on the porch of a house after recently arriving to the U.S. Original caption: "Full family is in U.S.A."