Takeo and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima Family Collection
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-477
DESCRIPTION
The Isoshima and Nakahara Family Collection is a large genealogical photo album detailing the lives of Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko "Mitzi" (Nakahara) Isoshima, and their extended families. The album spans beyond the Issei generation in Japan, to the early 2000s. The album details the each generation of the family and their lives, with a primary focus on Takeo and Mitzi's lives.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
1930-2001
BULK UNIT DATE
1900-2001
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
1 Photo Album, 1 signed cloth, 1 sign
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Takeo and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima Family Collection, Densho
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
794 Objects
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Minidoka Co-op signed cloth (ddr-densho-477-1)
Cream colored cloth banner with a dark blue design. The design on the left commemorates the Minidoka Co-op. The writing in the design reads "Consumers / Co-op / Hunt, Idaho * 1945" in blue. The banner is signed by many people, which some writing in English and some in Japanese.
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Wood Sign (ddr-densho-477-2)
Wooden sign that reads "please use other door" in pale writing that seems to be sun-bleached onto the wood. Donor states it was possibly made in camp.
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Isoshima and Nakahara Family Photo Album (ddr-densho-477-3)
Genealogical photo album detailing the family history of the Isoshima and Nakahara families. Primary focus is on the lives of Takeo Isoshima and his wife Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima.
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Takeo Isoshima and Mitzi (Nakahara) Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-5)
Photograph of Takeo Isoshima (left) and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima (right). Written on the back of the photo is "1975" in black ink.
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Isoshima family tree (ddr-densho-477-8)
A document depicting the Isoshima family tree for five generations. The caption at the top of the page reads "The Isoshima Family Clan."
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Portrait of Jinta Isoshima and Two Children (ddr-densho-477-9)
The caption on the album page below the photo is "Jinta Isoshima / Takeo's Grandfather (1852-?)" in black ink. Caption printed at the top of the album page is "Takeo Isoshima 1/30/15-11/15/95 (nickname: Tak)."
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Portrait of Isoshima Family (ddr-densho-477-10)
Portrait of the Isoshima family. Identified left to right backrow: Fusata Isoshima, Chiyono (Makio) Isoshima. Front row left to right: Takeo Isoshima, Yukiko (Isoshima) Tobe. Caption below the photo is "Fusata Isoshima & Chiyono Makio Baby Takeo Yukiko" in black ink. Caption printed at the top of the album page is "Takeo Isoshima 1/30/15-11/15/95 (nickname: Tak)."
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Portrait of Isoshima Family (ddr-densho-477-11)
Portrait of the Isoshima family with three unidentified men. Identified left to right back row: Fusata Isoshima, Yukiko (Isoshima) Tobe, Chiyono (Makio) Isoshima, and Unidentified. Front row is unidentified. Caption below the photo is "Fusata / Yukiko / Chiyono / (others?) / Father Fusata Isoshima 1881 to 1929 / Mother Chiyono Makio Isoshima 1984 to 1974" …
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Portrait of Takeo Isoshima and Waki Makio (ddr-densho-477-12)
Portrait of Takeo Isoshima (left) with his grandmother Waki Makio (right). Caption below the photo is "Takeo his Grandmother Waki Makio" written in black ink. Caption on bottom of page is "Takeo's Siblings: Sister Yukiko 1913 St. Marie, Idaho Takeo 1915 St. Marie, Idaho Brother Hiroo 1918 Okayama, Japan Sister Chizu 1925 White Fish, Montana Sister …
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Fusata Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-13)
Photograph of a Fusata Isoshima standing in front of a tall bush. Caption below the photo is "Takeo's Father Fusata (1921)" written in black ink. Caption on bottom of page is "Takeo's Siblings: Sister Yukiko 1913 St. Marie, Idaho Takeo 1915 St. Marie, Idaho Brother Hiroo 1918 Okayama, Japan Sister Chizu 1925 White Fish, Montana Sister …