PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-399
DESCRIPTION
Photos and documents (passports) from three generations of the Sumi family in San Francisco, during internment at Topaz camp, post WWII in New York, and in Europe during Yuichi "Lou" Sumi's military service after the war.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
1908-1963
BULK UNIT DATE
1924-1944
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Three-ring binder with photos and notes describing photos
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Sumi Family Collection, Densho
RIGHTS
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
39 Objects
![Tsuneichro and Yaino Sumi in San Francisco prior to WWII (ddr-densho-399-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d2/ab/d2ab8d4bccc6ecc7afb62fec4133000e.jpg)
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Tsuneichro and Yaino Sumi in San Francisco prior to WWII (ddr-densho-399-1)
Two men in early model car
![Passport issued by Imperial Japanese Government (ddr-densho-399-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6d/f5/6df518f3852f68e35688da48778308f5.jpg)
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Passport issued by Imperial Japanese Government (ddr-densho-399-2)
For Shijuko Sumi, with photo and stamps
![Passport issued by Imperial Japanese Government (ddr-densho-399-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/84/80/84803bb0a915a7d0a76614055aa0befa.jpg)
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Passport issued by Imperial Japanese Government (ddr-densho-399-3)
For Yuji Sumi with photo and stamps
![Certificate of Identification (Alien Registration) (ddr-densho-399-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d9/c1/d9c1710a2fae3a21866cd76ba58777ea.jpg)
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Certificate of Identification (Alien Registration) (ddr-densho-399-4)
Issued to Yuji Sumi by U.S. Department of Justice
![Certificate of Identification (Alien Registration) (ddr-densho-399-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/95/72/95720975340dc6f13edc97bfe91d91e9.jpg)
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Certificate of Identification (Alien Registration) (ddr-densho-399-5)
Issued to Shizuko Sumi by U.S. Department of Justice
![Passport issued by Imperial Japanese Government (ddr-densho-399-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b9/2d/b92d3dd6ce2fdc1f24b85f18e443924a.jpg)