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Kubota Garden Foundation Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-354

DESCRIPTION

The Kubota Garden Foundation Photograph Collection documents the history of Kubota Garden, a commercial nursery and display garden established in 1927 by Fujitaro Kubota and owned by the City of Seattle since 1987. The collection contains photographs of the Garden, the Kubota family, the work of the Kubota Gardening Company, and of the activities of the Kubota Garden Foundation, a volunteer organization which works to support, enhance and perpetuate the Garden. The collection also includes photographs of work done by City of Seattle staff in the Garden, and of the neighborhood immediately surrounding the Garden.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1910-2012

BULK UNIT DATE

1910-2012

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

2,124 black and white and color photographic prints

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Kubota Garden Foundation Collection, Densho

RIGHTS

2869 Objects

May, Yoshiko and third girl (ddr-densho-354-1)
img May, Yoshiko and third girl (ddr-densho-354-1)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-1/
Japanese Garden and waterfall (ddr-densho-354-2)
img Japanese Garden and waterfall (ddr-densho-354-2)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-2/
Family portrait with white house (ddr-densho-354-3)
img Family portrait with white house (ddr-densho-354-3)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-3/
Fujitaro Kubota at a citizenship class at Broadway High School (ddr-densho-354-4)
img Fujitaro Kubota at a citizenship class at Broadway High School (ddr-densho-354-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-4/
Fujitaro Kubota's Certificate of Naturalization (ddr-densho-354-5)
doc Fujitaro Kubota's Certificate of Naturalization (ddr-densho-354-5)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-5/
Fujitaro Kubota's U.S. Citizen Identification Card (ddr-densho-354-6)
doc Fujitaro Kubota's U.S. Citizen Identification Card (ddr-densho-354-6)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-6/
Biography of Fujitaro Kubota (ddr-densho-354-7)
doc Biography of Fujitaro Kubota (ddr-densho-354-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-7/
Kumae Kubota in the Garden (ddr-densho-354-8)
img Kumae Kubota in the Garden (ddr-densho-354-8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-8/
Kumae Kubota in the Garden with collie Zipper (ddr-densho-354-9)
img Kumae Kubota in the Garden with collie Zipper (ddr-densho-354-9)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-9/
Mike Yano in front of house (ddr-densho-354-10)
img Mike Yano in front of house (ddr-densho-354-10)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-10/

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