Bitow Family Collection ddr-densho-395
111 items
111 items
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The Bitows and three men stand on porch steps (ddr-densho-395-51)
Seiso and Kimiko Bitow stand on porch steps behind three men in suits.
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Family portrait (ddr-densho-395-52)
Three women and two children, all dressed in kimonos, pose for a family portrait.
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Seiso and Kimiko Bitow (ddr-densho-395-54)
Seiso, wearing a suit, stands next to a seated Kimiko, wearing a kimono.
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Bitow family portrait (ddr-densho-395-55)
Seiso Bitow reclines in a kimono while Kimiko, also in a kimono, holds the hand of girl in a dress.
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Group photograph in front of an arch (ddr-densho-395-56)
A group photograph, possibly at the Nippon Kan Theatre. Seiso Bitow is seated on the front row, third from the right.
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Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church group photograph (ddr-densho-395-57)
A group photograph outside of the Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (renamed Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in 1956). Seiso Bitow is on the back row, sixth from the left.
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Group photograph at a funeral (ddr-densho-395-58)
Group photograph at a funeral; accompanying materials indicate the funeral was held at the Nippon Kan Theatre but setting may be a Christian church. Seiso Bitow is on the fourth row, near the center.
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Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church group photograph (ddr-densho-395-59)
A large group of men, women, and children in their winter coats pose outside the Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Group photograph on Grant and 5th (ddr-densho-395-60)
Group photograph outside a church, possibly Spokane Methodist Church, on the corner of Grant Street and 5th Avenue. The group is primarily women in winter coats with ribbons pinned to their lapels. Seiso Bitow is possibly standing on the second row, second from the right.
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Portrait of a young man (ddr-densho-395-61)
A portrait of a young man wearing a jacket and patterned tie.
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Group photograph of the Bitows and others (ddr-densho-395-62)
Seiso Bitow, Kimiko Bitow, and eight men in suits pose for a group photograph
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Rikichi and Yoshiko Maeda (ddr-densho-395-63)
Rikichi and Yoshiko Maeda pose for a portrait. Rikichi is wearing a pinstripe suit with a patterned tie and Yoshiko wears a dark jacket with a broach.
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Portrait of a young solider (ddr-densho-395-64)
Portrait of a young solider from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Portrait of a man and woman (ddr-densho-395-65)
Portrait of a man wearing a suit and a woman wearing a dropped waist dress.
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Seiso Bitow and others at the airport (ddr-densho-395-66)
A group of men and women stand in front of two Northwest Airline planes. Seiso Bitow is fourth from the left.
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Group dines at Bush Garden restaurant (ddr-densho-395-67)
A group of men and women sit around a dinner table, likely at the Bush Garden restaurant according to accompanying materials.
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Portrait of Richard Maeda (ddr-densho-395-68)
Portrait of Richard Maeda, son of Yoshiko and Rikichi Maeda, wearing a suit with a corsage. Accompanying materials indicate that Richard served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Portrait of Richard Maeda and Smitty (ddr-densho-395-69)
A portrait of Richard Maeda, wearing a suit and tie, and Smitty (Nakasone), wearing a dark blouse and a necklace.
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Portrait of Rikichi Maeda (ddr-densho-395-70)
Portrait of Rikichi Maeda, wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie.
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7th Annual Tacoma Sectional Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-395-71)
Attendees of the 7th Annual Tacoma Sectional Young People's Christian Conference pose for a group photograph outside of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church.
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8th Annual Sectional Tacoma Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-395-72)
Attendees of the 8th Annual Tacoma Sectional Young People's Christian Conference pose for a group photograph outside of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Maeda family portrait (ddr-densho-395-73)
A photograph of the Maeda family. From left to right: Richard, Milton, Rikichi, Frances, Yoshiko, and Roy.
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Bitow family portrait (ddr-densho-395-75)
Kimiko and Seiso Bitow with their first child, Leonard Masahiko. Kimiko stands while Seiso holds baby Leonard in his lap.