ddr-densho-259 — Yasui Family Collection — Objects

img Portrait of Issei man (ddr-densho-259-501)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another formal portrait of Senichi Tomihiro, again as a young man."

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img Caucasian woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-502)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of Barbara Bailey of Parkdale [Oregon], in a kimono. I don't know the connection this woman had with our family, but we have a couple of letters in our collection from her. From these we can assume that she was a sympathizer and supporter of the Nikkei in Hood River in …

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img Portrait of Caucasian woman (ddr-densho-259-503)

Front of photograph: "Best wishes, Barbara Bailey, Aug. 1927."

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img Nisei and Caucasian coeds at University of Oregon (ddr-densho-259-504)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi [Yasui] and presumably another coed friend, taken, it looks like, on the [University of Oregon] campus."

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img University of Oregon coeds (ddr-densho-259-505)

Michi Yasui and her University of Oregon roommate, Doris Hansen.

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img "Michi and Doris clowning around near a traffic stop sign" (ddr-densho-259-506)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi [Yasui] and Doris [Hansen] clowning around near a traffic stop sign."

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img Japanese Consul General's wife with student (ddr-densho-259-507)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Doris Hansen and the Japanese Consul General's wife. Doris is dressed in a kimono and is carrying a sensu--a Japanese folding fan."

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img Women in wedding party (ddr-densho-259-508)

Women and girls in the wedding party of Fukiko Tsubota.

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img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-509)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Fukiko Tsubota and Teizo 'Tacy' Yamagishi. This wedding took place in maybe 1937-38. The Tsubota family ran a fairly big truck farm just across the Columbia River from Hood River, in Bingen, Washington."

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img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-510)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Eiko Yamaki [Tadakuma] and Tomonori Tom Morikado of Los Angeles The directory, Japanese-Americans of the Mid-Columbia Area and Relatives, states the Morikado was an Issei, born in Fukuoka ken, Japan."

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img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-511)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Jane Kyono and Tokutaro Ted Mori, who was an Issei born in Shiga ken in 1903. This picture was taken in front of the same Buddhist Church where so many other group pictures of Nikkei were taken in Portland."

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img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-512)

Wedding party of Jane Kyono and Tokutaro Ted Mori.

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img Man and woman talking on street (ddr-densho-259-513)

Doris Hansen talking to an unidentified Issei man, possibly Masuo Yasui.

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img Issei man and Nisei girl (ddr-densho-259-514)

Unidentified Issei man with a Nisei girl, possibly Yuka Yasui.

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img Nisei boy outside garage (ddr-densho-259-515)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Me, at around age 10-11, standing on the east side of our old garage In the background is a huge pule of cut up apple wood, which we three young boys--Roku, Shu & me--had to load onto wheelbarrows, and trundle down a steep concrete steps to the basement, to be later burned …

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-516)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Ray [Ches] Tsuyoshi Yasui and Mikie Kageyama's wedding picture the wedding was held in the living room of Ernest Chandler and Alice Smith's home There's a funny story that goes along with this August 13th wedding. Because the Bartlett pear harvest was about to start at any day at Willow Flat [farm] …

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img Nisei brother and sister (ddr-densho-259-517)

Kay and Yuka Yasui in Hood River, Oregon.

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-518)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding portrait, presumably, of a young couple in Japan the man is wearing a formal montsuki, as well as the formal pleated trousers--hakama--and is holding the usual folded paper fan The bride, however, isn't wearing the usual horn-of-jealousy-concealing-white headcover--called a tsuno kakushi (literally, a horn hider)...I have no idea who the couple …

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-519)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding portrait of the Reverend Isaac Inouye and his bride, Matsue I believe that they got married in Japan around 1935."

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img Portrait of couple (ddr-densho-259-520)

Portrait of an unidentified couple, the man wearing a suit and the woman wearing kimono.

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-521)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "I'm not certain that this was a wedding portrait of Senichi and Satoru Tomihiro, circa 1924, although it well could have been Tomihiro came to America in 1904, and his wife in 1924. At the time this picture was taken, Senichi was probably around 40 years old, and his wife was 35."

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-522)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "I'm not certain that this was a wedding portrait of Senichi and Satoru Tomihiro, circa 1924, although it well could have been Tomihiro came to America in 1904, and his wife in 1924. At the time this picture was taken, Senichi was probably around 40 years old, and his wife was 35."

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img Portrait of Japanese couple (ddr-densho-259-523)

Portrait of an unidentified Japanese couple, possibly a wedding portrait.

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-524)

Wedding portrait of an unidentified Japanese couple

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-525)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Probable wedding portrait of Kamematsu Norimatsu and his bride, Shizuko. Kamematsu came to America in 1905, and his wife in 1916."

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