ddr-one-1 — Frank C. Hirahara Collection — Objects

img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-410)

Black and white photographic negative of an Odori folk dance performance on stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) inside the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Dancer on far right is identified as Mrs. Hasagawa, dancer in back center is identified as Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-410/

img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-411)

Black and white photographic negative of Patricia “Pat” (Ikata) Iboshi dancing on stage in a western style dress for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) at Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-411/

img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-412)

Black and white photographic negative of Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando speaking to a large seated audience, inside the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple) at Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-412/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-413)

Black and white photographic negative of the head table at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the Seattle Buddhist Church's basement. From left to right: Reverend Tatsuya Ichikawa (from Seattle, Washington), Reverend Eiyu Terao (from Spokane, Washington), Reverend Shinjo Ikuta (from Vancouver, British Columbia), Reverend Tesshin Shibata (from White River, Washington), Reverend Akira Jotetsu Ono …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-413/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-414)

Black and white photographic negative of guests at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church. Sitting on the far left is Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-414/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-415)

Black and white photographic negative of guests at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church. Sitting third from the right is Shiz (Fujita) Inaba, sitting opposite is Yosh Tanabe.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-415/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-416)

Black and white photographic negative of guests at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church. Standing is Ted "Tetsuo" Tamaki talking to Kiku (Fujita) Morita.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-416/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-417)

Black and white photographic negative of guests at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church. A flag with the Wheel of Dharma is visible behind the head table. Sitting at table in foreground on left hand side from left to right: Harry Toshi, unidentified, Irene (Fujii) Mano, unidentified and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-417/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-418)

Black and white photographic negative of guests at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church. Sitting at the head table from left to right: Reverend Sunya Pratt (from Tacoma, Washington), Reverend Tatsuya Ichikawa (from Seattle, Washington), Reverend Eiyu Terao (from Spokane, Washington), Reverend Ikuta from (Vancouver, British Columbia), Reverend …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-418/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-419)

Black and white photographic negative of six women preparing the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the kitchen of the Seattle Buddhist Church. From left to right: Kiyo (Ishikawa) Harada, May Matsumoto, Noriko (Ichikawa) Kurashige, Betty Kurimoto Yamasaki, and Irene (Yamauchi) Tatsuta.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-419/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet- Kitchen (ddr-one-1-420)

Black and white photographic negative of guests at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church. Sitting from left to right at table in foreground: unidentified, Sumiye (Fukei) Kato, and Ken Kagita, others unidentified.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-420/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-421)

Black and white photographic negative of guests at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church. Flag with the Wheel of Dharma is visible in hanging in the background. Sitting second from the left at table in foreground: Sumiye (Fukei) Kato, others unidentified.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-421/

img Oregon Buddhist Church Bingo (ddr-one-1-422)

Black and white photographic negative of a bingo game with prizes displayed in the center. Event is hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now know as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, Mitsy (Kiyomura) Takeoka, Ben Kasubuchi, unidentified, unidentified, James “Jim” Mamoru Fujii, Susie "Jinx" (Tamiyasu) Fujii carrying …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-422/

img Oregon Buddhist Church Bingo (ddr-one-1-423)

Black and white photographic negative of a bingo game with prizes displayed in the center. Event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now know as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Bingo workers from left to right: Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Ben Kasubuchi, unidentified, and Betty Nakashimada. Sitting in far left corner talking with Aki (Shiraishi) Dong is Mary …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-423/

img Prize Table (ddr-one-1-424)

Black and white photographic negative of a large prize table at a bingo event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now know as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Woman bent over on left side is Mitsy (Kiyomura) Takeoka, man sitting on far right side facing camera is identified as Zenzaburo Ochiai.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-424/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet- Kitchen (ddr-one-1-425)

Black and white photographic negative of women plating food in the kitchen of the Seattle Buddhist Church for the Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet. Behind the stove from right to left: Irene (Yamaguchi) Tatsuta, Betty Kurimoto Yamasaki, and Noriko (Ichikawa) Kurashige.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-425/

img Nisei women (ddr-one-1-426)

Black and white photographic negative of four unidentified Nisei women holding bags and notebooks and looking at the camera inside Seattle Buddhist Church.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-426/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet- Dining Room set-up (ddr-one-1-427)

Black and white photographic negative of two unidentified women setting banquet tables in the basement of the Seattle Buddhist Church for the Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet. Striped flag and a flag with the Wheel of Dharma are visible hanging in the background.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-427/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet- Kitchen (ddr-one-1-428)

Black and white photographic negative of women plating food in the kitchen of the Seattle Buddhist Church for the Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet. Behind the stove from right to left: Irene (Yamaguchi) Tatsuta, Betty Kurimoto Yamasaki, Noriko (Ichikawa) Kurashige, and May Matsumoto, others unidentified.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-428/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet- Kitchen (ddr-one-1-429)

Black and white photographic negative of three women and one girl in the kitchen of the Seattle Buddhist Church. Woman on right identified as Kiyo Harada.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-429/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-430)

Black and white photographic negative of two Nisei women standing holding binders and notepads in front of a chalkboard at the Northwest Buddhist Convention in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Buddhist Church. Woman on the right identified as Yasuko Hashimoto.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-430/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-431)

Black and white photographic negative of two Nisei women standing behind set banquet tables. From left to right: Noriko (Ichikawa) Kurashige, and May Matsumoto.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-431/

img Couple eating dessert (ddr-one-1-432)

Black and white photographic negative of Ruth (Komachi) Muramatsu and George Muramatsu enjoying a dessert at the end of a long table with chairs stacked up on the table.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-432/

img Photographer (ddr-one-1-433)

Black and white photographic negative of an unidentified photographer standing on a pew with a large camera.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-433/

img Nisei in formal dress (ddr-one-1-434)

Black and white photographic negative of four Nisei in formal dress outside. From left to right: Sam “Pompadour Sam” Sasaki, Mieko Fujita, Masako “Massie” (Endo) Hinatsu, and Akiko “Aki” (Endo) Akagi.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-434/

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