PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-24
DESCRIPTION
The Y. Tazuma collection focuses on the Tazuma family, owners of a store in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. This collection contains photographs of the family, their store, and a photograph of the family at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
1911-1988
BULK UNIT DATE
1930s
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
19 photographic prints, color and black and white; 1 document
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Y. Tazuma Collection
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
20 Objects
![Tazuma Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-24-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f3/1c/f31c0f0ad3beba43d9fa58d7db36fe18.jpg)
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Tazuma Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-24-1)
The Tazuma Ten-Cent store was located at Twelfth and Jackson in Seattle, Washington.
![Family portrait (ddr-densho-24-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1a/3e/1a3e427f581fe6294cf749f5116f5dd6.jpg)
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Family portrait (ddr-densho-24-2)
Tazuma family photo: Front (L to R): Sawano, Jimbo, Yuki, Bunshiro; Back (L to R): Nobi, Elmer.
![Photo of an Issei man (ddr-densho-24-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/26/84/2684fddc68579519c3ac246b8733182e.jpg)
![Photo of an Issei woman (ddr-densho-24-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ea/90/ea9036c37d57d8053afda09000d4813b.jpg)
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Photo of an Issei woman (ddr-densho-24-4)
Sawano Hamamoto, age 18, later to marry Bunshiro Tazuma.
![Photo of an Issei woman (ddr-densho-24-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b1/d4/b1d416e34251c29d04d00e63fea1424f.jpg)
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Photo of an Issei woman (ddr-densho-24-5)
Sawano Hamamoto, age 16, later to marry Bunshiro Tazuma.
![Wedding photo (ddr-densho-24-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d1/ff/d1ff6c80065a5df3b30c9498821a40ed.jpg)
![Family portrait (ddr-densho-24-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3b/90/3b90dcfc30c55a2927e808d5940de4b0.jpg)
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Family portrait (ddr-densho-24-10)
Tazuma family (L to R): Sawano (25 yrs old), Elmer (4 yrs old), Bunshiro (36 yrs old).
![The Tazuma Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-24-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/13/cb/13cb2b996fd90ac0d3918a8bd143aa2f.jpg)
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The Tazuma Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-24-13)
Bunshiro and Sawano Tazuma owned the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store located at 12th Avenue and Jackson Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. The store sold both American- and Japanese-made goods. Front: Yukio Tazuma. Back (left to right): Sawano and Bunshiro Tazuma.
![Interior, the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-24-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/54/dc/54dcf7ed10c99f5f1a3a788b83f143ee.jpg)
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Interior, the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-24-14)
Sawano Tazuma (left) and Misao Tanaka inside the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store located at 12th Avenue and Jackson Street.
![View of Nihonmachi (Japantown) (ddr-densho-24-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a7/ef/a7ef34a94bb7b62ddf9faf3e097050ae.jpg)
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View of Nihonmachi (Japantown) (ddr-densho-24-15)
Seattle's Nihonmachi (Japantown) was a vibrant and active community prior to World War II. This view of Nihonmachi was taken from 12th Avenue and Jackson Street.