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George Yoshida Collection

Japanese American National Museum
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This collection includes George Yoshida’s prized 78 RPM records, which he couldn’t leave behind when his family was forcibly removed from Los Angeles and incarcerated at Poston concentration camp.

1942-1945

34 78 RPM Records with carrying case

Japanese American National Museum

Courtesy of Japanese American National Museum (Gift of George Yoshida, 2006.128)

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35 Objects

img Record Case (ddr-janm-16-1)

One wooden box with locked hinged lid and thick leather handle at top. Covered in crocodile pattern material glued on. Metal locking mechanism on lid. 7 3/4" x 3/4" leather handle at top held down by two metal. Backside two metal hinges. Small white paper pasted on R5970S.11A YOSHIDA. Inside cover of lid is list of …

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img A side - Polka Dots & Moonbeams - foxtrot Glen Miller & his Orchestra vocal Ray Eberle (ddr-janm-16-2)

One paper cover Bluebird Records RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc. Camden, N.J..\nbackside of cover Magic Brain Ad RCA Victrola\nScotch taped white paper G.Y. on record label.\nB side What's the Matter With Me - Fox Trot. Vocal refrain by Marion Hutton \n# 28 on list.

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img Side A Star Dust - fox trot. Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra (ddr-janm-16-3)

Side A Vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers.\nSide B Swanee River fox trot.\n# 16 on list.

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img Side A Body & Soul fox trot Coleman Hawkins & his Orchestra (ddr-janm-16-4)

Paper cover Capitol Records Albums phonographs Hollywood outline of Capitol in red with four red stars.\nSide B It Had to be You fox trot Earl Hines & his Orchestra vocal refrain by Madeline Greene and the Three Varieties.\n# 42 on list

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img Side A Blue Skies fox trot Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra Vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra and chorus (ddr-janm-16-5)

Capitol Records cover\nSide B Back Stage at the Ballet fox trot Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra\n#15 on the list

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img Just As Though You Were Here (ddr-janm-16-6)

Side A Tommy Dorsey with his Orchesta Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers\nSide B Street of Dreams Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers\n\nPaper Cover red lettering # 17 on the cover list

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img side A Don't Be That Way fox trot (ddr-janm-16-7)

Side A Benny Goodman & his Orchestra\nSide B One O' Clock Jump Benny Goodman & his Orchestra.\n\nPaper cover Black lettering Buy US War Bonds on front.\nBack side price of records listed

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img All in Fun fox trot (ddr-janm-16-8)

Side A All in Fun Artie Shaw & his Orchestra Oscar Hammerstein - Jerome Kern Vocal Refrain by Helen Forrest\nSide B 10492-B All the Things You Are fox trot Artie Shaw & his Orchestra Vocal refrain by Helen Forrest from the musical prod. "Very Warm for May"\n#2 on list\n[;aom greem [a[er cpver/

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img "Alone Together" fox trot (ddr-janm-16-9)

Side A Artie Shaw and his Orchestra from musical production "Flying colors" Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz\nSide B "Rose Room" fox trot Harry Williams - Art Hickman Artie Shaw & his Orchestra\n# 4 on list

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