PARTNER
Dennis M. Ogawa Nippu Jiji Photograph Collection
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-njpa-4
DESCRIPTION
This collection consists of photographs and newspaper clippings under the original "Japanese" section of the Nippu Jiji photograph library. The materials in the "Japanese" Collection document Japanese figures and events, primarily in the 1930s and 1940s.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
c.1890s-1950s
BULK UNIT DATE
c.1930s-1950s
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
~ 5000 black and white photographic prints and newspaper clippings
CONTRIBUTOR
Hawai'i Times Photo Archives Foundation
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Hawai'i Times Photo Archives Foundation
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
2889 Objects

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Photograph and article (ddr-njpa-4-2)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "The Man Who Shoulders Our Cotton Industry - Fusajiro Abe. The textiles Industry in the nation faces challenging era. Recent trade talks including Shimura meeting and Japan and Dutch East Indies meetings have been focusing on extremely low and exclusion of our cotton products. Serving as the director of the two textiles …

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Japanese acting troupe posing with Nichibei Kinema banner (ddr-njpa-4-7)
Caption on reverse: "GALAXY OF JAPANESE STARS ARRIVE: These luminaries of the Japanese stage and screen arrived by Pan American stratocruiser this morning to present a show at McKinley auditorium from September 7 through 10. Standing, left to right: Kimiko Mizumachi, Otome Arakawa, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Ranko Edogawa and Teruko Ohmi. Sitting, left to right: Masaichi Shirakawa, …

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Haguroyama, a sumo wrestler (ddr-njpa-4-8)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Haguroyama (Tasunami stable)."

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Haguroyama and his bride (ddr-njpa-4-10)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Wedding of Sumo Champion Haguroyama. (Tokyo) Domei 7th. Sumo Champion Haguroyama married the second daughter of the master Iyaemon Tatsunami, Kinuyo, and had a wedding ceremony."