Migita and Sakahara Collection ddr-densho-293
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Yakima Valley Wapato Nippons Baseball Team (ddr-densho-293-210)
This is a picture of the Yakima Valley Wapato Nippons baseball team, which formed in 1928. The first Japanese-only baseball team in the Yakima Valley. They were teenagers and farmers. The Wapato Nippons won the Mount Adams championships in 1934 and 1935.
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Wapato Nippons baseball team with trophies displayed (ddr-densho-293-211)
The Wapato Nippons was the first Japanese American team in Yakima. On the back of the photo is written, "Presented to Mr. Migita" and "Wapato baseball team" in Japanese.