Bitow Family Collection ddr-densho-395
111 items
111 items
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Bitow family portrait (ddr-densho-395-76)
Kimiko and Seiso Bitow seated and holding their first child, Leonard Masahiko.
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Portrait Richard and Larry Bitow (ddr-densho-395-77)
A portrait of Richard and Larry Bitow as young boys. The boys are wearing complimenting blue and white outfits. Accompanying material indicates Richard and Larry are the sons of Leonard Masahiko (Masak) Bitow.
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Portrait of a baby looking over their shoulder (ddr-densho-395-78)
A baby wearing a white sweater and blue booties looks over their shoulder at the camera.
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Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church group photograph (ddr-densho-395-79)
A group photograph outside of the Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (renamed Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in 1956). Accompanying materials state, "Caucasian man may be Reverend E. L. Blaine who bought the church in First Methodist Church's name because Japanese Americans could not buy property."
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Leonard Bitow and classmates (ddr-densho-395-80)
A group of boys and girls in school uniforms pose for a photograph on the steps of a building. Leonard Bitow sits with his arms folded on the front row, first on the left.
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Young man in a three piece suit (ddr-densho-395-81)
A young man in a three piece suit stands on a hill.
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Nobi Bitow and classmates (ddr-densho-395-83)
A group of boys and girls in school uniforms pose for a photograph on the steps of a building. Nobi Bitow stands on the back row, second from the left.
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Class photograph (ddr-densho-395-84)
Boys and girls in school uniforms pose for a class photograph.
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Seiso Bitow and others stand on the deck of a Japanese naval ship (ddr-densho-395-85)
A group of men and one woman stand on the deck of a Japanese naval ship. Seiso Bitow stands on the front row, fourth from the right.
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Attendees fill a banquet hall (ddr-densho-395-86)
Attendees crowd into a large room lined with banquet tables. On a stage, large American and Japanese flags are displayed side by side. Accompanying materials indicate that the venue is "possibly Nippon Kan Theater" but it is more likely Washington Hall.
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Japanese Methodist Church choir (ddr-densho-395-87)
The Japanese Methodist Church choir poses in their robes. Kimiko Bitow is standing on the back row, fourth from the right.
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Men and women pose for a group photograph (ddr-densho-395-88)
Men and women, some wearing kimonos, pose for a group photograph on the steps between two buildings. Accompanying materials indicate that this photograph may be from a Japanese Chamber of Commerce queen competition and that a man in back is possibly Mr. Fuji.
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Group of men in an empty lot (ddr-densho-395-89)
A group of men stand in an empty lot with buildings and cars in the background.
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Group of men and women in an empty lot (ddr-densho-395-90)
A group of men and women stand in an empty lot with buildings and cars in the background.
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Man reclines in a chair (ddr-densho-395-91)
A man reclines in a lawn chair with a hat on his knee.
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Seiso Bitow stands near a table (ddr-densho-395-92)
Seiso Bitow stands near a table in a crowded room, possibly about to give a speech at a wedding.
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Kimiko and Seiso Bitow dine at a table (ddr-densho-395-93)
Kimiko passes a dish while seated next to Seiso, possibly at a wedding reception.
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Graduation portrait (ddr-densho-395-94)
A woman poses for a graduation portrait in a cap and gown.
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Portrait of Fumi (ddr-densho-395-95)
Portrait of a woman wearing a locket. Written on photograph: Love, Fumi.
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Group photograph at a banquet table (ddr-densho-395-96)
A group of men, women, and children pose next to a banquet table lined with meals. Seiso Bitow is standing near the back, second from the left.
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Welcome party for the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture (ddr-densho-395-97)
Members of the Seattle Hiroshima Club pose next to a banquet table at a welcome party for Mr. Ohara (Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture). Seiso and Kimiko Bitow are seated on the left side, fourth and fifth from the left.
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Hiroshima politicians visit Seattle (ddr-densho-395-98)
Members of the Seattle Hiroshima Club and the Mayor of Seattle pose with a delegation from Hiroshima in front of a United Airlines Mainliner 300 aircraft. From left to right, as cited in the "Seattle Hiroshima Club 1901-2001" book: Manabu Taniguchi, Genji Mihara, William F. Devin (Mayor of Seattle), Shinzo Hamai (Mayor of Hiroshima), Hisato Fujii, …
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Attendees fill a banquet hall (ddr-densho-395-100)
Attendees crowd into a large room decorated with American and Japanese flags and lined with banquet tables. Accompanying materials indicate that the venue is "possibly Nippon Kan Theater" but is more likely Washington Hall.