Migita and Sakahara Collection
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-293
DESCRIPTION
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.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
c.1920s-1940s
BULK UNIT DATE
c.1920s-1950s
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
34 black and white photographic prints, 3 photo album
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of David Perley
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
207 Objects
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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)
Caption on front [translation]: “Celebration of the enthronement of the Emperor [Showa] November 10, 1928.”
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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.
