ddr-densho-293 — Migita and Sakahara Collection

Migita and Sakahara Collection

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The Migita and Sakahara Collection consists of photographs of Buddhist funerals in Yakima, Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Photo album with photos from Yakima valley Washington before the war and St. Louis Missouri after the war. One photo album with photos of individuals at home, businesses and social gatherings, sometimes identified as JACL events. The earlier photos are primarily from Yakima, Washington of the Sam Migita family. The later photos, including the JACL events, are from St. Louis, Missouri.

c.1920s-1940s

c.1920s-1950s

34 black and white photographic prints, 3 photo album

Densho

Courtesy of David Perley

208 Objects

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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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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img Memorial altar at a Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-5)

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img Funeral attendees in front of E.R. Butterworth & Sons (ddr-densho-293-6)

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img A Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-7)

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img A Buddhist funeral (ddr-densho-293-8)

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img Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain for Mrs. Ito Mizuta (ddr-densho-293-9)

The funeral for Mrs. Ito Mizuta. Sam Torakichi Migita, Koto Hirahara, Sato Hirahara, and possibly Rev. Tesho Matsumoto present. This photo was taken at Block 30. Rev. R. Mohri is in the photo, and he was at the Los Angeles Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple at the outbreak of WWII. The statue of Amida Buddha from the …

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img Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain for Shinkuro Ogata (ddr-densho-293-10)

The funeral for Shinkuro Ogata. This photo is of the Buddhist Federation Church, Block 17, and was used by the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Church based in Los Angeles and by other Buddhist sects. The Nishi Hongwanji sign is visible on the outside of the building.

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