Migita and Sakahara Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-293

DESCRIPTION

The Migita and Sakahara Collection consists of 34 photographs of Buddhist funerals in Yakima, Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

c.1920s-1940s

BULK UNIT DATE

c.1920s-1940s

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

34 black and white photographic prints

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of David Perley

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

32 Objects

A funeral at the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-1)
img A funeral at the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-1)
Reverend Hoshin Fujii presiding over the funeral. Buddhism first came to Seattle in 1896, and when Rev. Fujii took over the Seattle Buddhist Temple in 1908, there were congregations looking to build temples in places as discrete as Auburn, Vancouver, B.C., Spokane, and Yakima. By 1908, the Seattle Temple housed a dormitory for boys and played …
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Celebration of the enthronement ceremony for Emperor Showa in Kyoto (ddr-densho-293-2)
img Celebration of the enthronement ceremony for Emperor Showa in Kyoto (ddr-densho-293-2)
Caption on front [translation]: “Celebration of the enthronement of the Emperor [Showa] November 10, 1928.”
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Portrait of a mother and daughter (ddr-densho-293-3)
img Portrait of a mother and daughter (ddr-densho-293-3)
Left to right: Hisako Migita and Tora Migita.
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Memorial altar at a Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-5)
img Memorial altar at a Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-5)
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Funeral attendees in front of E.R. Butterworth & Sons (ddr-densho-293-6)
img Funeral attendees in front of E.R. Butterworth & Sons (ddr-densho-293-6)
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A Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-7)
img A Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-7)
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A Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-8)
img A Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-8)
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Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-293-9)
img Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-293-9)
The funeral for Mrs. Ito Mizuta. Sam Torakichi Migita, Koto Hirahara, Sato Hirahara, and possibly Rev. Tesho Matsumoto present.
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Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-293-10)
img Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-293-10)
The funeral for Shinkuro Ogata.
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The
img The "Local Japanese" float in a parade (ddr-densho-293-11)
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