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Eiichi Yamashita Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-296

DESCRIPTION

The Eiichi Yamashita Collection contains photographs documenting Eiichi Yamashita and his family's life in the Pacific Northwest and their work as oyster farmers. Eiichi Yamashita participated in two visual history interviews with Densho in 2014. The can be found at the following links: Eiichi Yamashita Interview I: https://ddr.densho.org/interviews/ddr-densho-1000-423-1/ Eiichi Yamashita Interview II: https://ddr.densho.org/interviews/ddr-densho-1000-424-1/

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1900s-1960s

BULK UNIT DATE

1940s-1950s

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

258 black & white and color photographic prints.

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Eiichi Yamashita Collection

RIGHTS

257 Objects

Portrait of Masahide Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-1)
img Portrait of Masahide Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-1)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-1/
Masahide and Masako Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-2)
img Masahide and Masako Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-2)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-2/
Masahide Yamashita sitting outside (ddr-densho-296-3)
img Masahide Yamashita sitting outside (ddr-densho-296-3)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-3/
Masahide Yamashita sitting with another man (ddr-densho-296-4)
img Masahide Yamashita sitting with another man (ddr-densho-296-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-4/
Masahide Yamashita sitting with another man (ddr-densho-296-5)
img Masahide Yamashita sitting with another man (ddr-densho-296-5)
Caption on reverse: "Part of Jerry's [Eiichi Yamashita] Dad's young people's club - kept in touch with Jerry's Dad & appreciate his efforts."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-5/
Portrait of Masahide Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-6)
img Portrait of Masahide Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-6)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-6/
Masahide Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-7)
img Masahide Yamashita (ddr-densho-296-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-7/
Masahide Yamashita standing in front of an oyster shell pile (ddr-densho-296-8)
img Masahide Yamashita standing in front of an oyster shell pile (ddr-densho-296-8)
Caption on reverse: "Midway."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-8/
Portrait of a couple (ddr-densho-296-9)
img Portrait of a couple (ddr-densho-296-9)
Masahide Yamashita's mother and father.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-9/
Masahide Yamashita playing with a dog (ddr-densho-296-10)
img Masahide Yamashita playing with a dog (ddr-densho-296-10)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-10/

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