Okawa Collection
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-20
DESCRIPTION
The Okawa collection, circa 1918-1940s, features photographs of picnics and other leisure activities of the Japanese American community before World War II. The concentration camp at Minidoka, Idaho, is also shown.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
c.1910-1940s
BULK UNIT DATE
c.1910-1940s
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
16 photographic prints, black and white
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Okawa Family Collection
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
16 Objects
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Elementary school princesses (ddr-densho-20-3)
Elementary school princesses. Left to right: Unidentified, unidentified, Miyuki Hasegawa, Julie Hikida, Marianne Okawa, Haruko Nishimura, Kazuko Noji, Frank Sato, unidentified, Harumi Iwakiri.
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Four Japanese Americans outside a barrack (ddr-densho-20-5)
Left to right: Yoshiro Okawa, Suszu Okawa, Hiroshi (Junior) Okawa, and Kiyoshi Okawa.
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Party for a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-20-7)
This is a party for Hiroshi "Junior" Okawa, who was on leave from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Left to right: Hideye Yasubaki, Fujiko Ishibashi, unidentified, Dr. Ishibashi, Kiyoshi Okawa, Hiroshi "Junior" Okawa, Suzu Okawa, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, and unidentified. Yoshiro Okawa is in the back.
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Two children playing on the beach (ddr-densho-20-8)
Hiroshi "Junior" Okawa (left) and Kiyo Okawa, possibly at Lincoln Park in Seattle, Washington.
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Children playing on a beach (ddr-densho-20-9)
Hiroshi (Junior) Okawa and Kiyo Okawa playing on the beach, possibly at Lincoln Park in Seattle, Washington.
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Aiko Studio (ddr-densho-20-11)
Aiko Studio, located in Seattle's Nihonmachi area, was one of several photography studios that catered to the Japanese American community before World War II.