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Japanese women in kimono (ddr-densho-259-87)
img Japanese women in kimono (ddr-densho-259-87)
Shidzuyo Yasui is pictured in the last row on the left. Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Shidzuyo] and another woman standing in the back, are wearing formal black clothing bearing crests of some sort. The mon (crest) that [Shidzuyo] is wearing is too small to be identified. The Miyake [Shidzuyo's maiden name] family crest was the Chinese …
Japanese man in a school uniform (ddr-densho-259-182)
img Japanese man in a school uniform (ddr-densho-259-182)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "I think that this was my Uncle Saburo Miyake, [Shidzuyo Miyake's] brother, because there is a similarity to the man in the preceding photograph Here he was much younger, and he was wearing a school uniform."
Portrait of Japanese and white men and women in Japan (ddr-densho-259-149)
img Portrait of Japanese and white men and women in Japan (ddr-densho-259-149)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Very large portrait taken in Japan, which includes [Shidzuyo Yasui] It's intriguing because the group--which I suspect consists of teachers--are gathered in front of a large, two story, western-style wooden building wiith shutters. But of more interest are two Caucasian couples, and a dozen or so Japanese men." Shidzuyo Yasui is pictured …
Japanese woman in kapogi (ddr-densho-259-167)
img Japanese woman in kapogi (ddr-densho-259-167)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo portrait of [Shidzuyo Yasui] in kimono, holding a budding twig in her right hand, and wearing what looks like a fancy kapogi (sort of a Japanese apron, but much nicer). This surely was taken in Japan before she emigrated to America."
img "Kuga family from Kumamoto ken" (ddr-densho-259-490)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait in Japan, which Yuka has captioned as the 'Kuga family from Kumamoto ken.' Shown here is a stair-stepping size gradation of their 5 boys."
Formal portrait of a Japanese man (ddr-densho-259-239)
img Formal portrait of a Japanese man (ddr-densho-259-239)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Formal portrait of our oldest uncle on [Masuo Yasui's] side, Taiitsuro Yasui. Taiitsuro is wearing the formal haori (formal Japanese outer jacket), but the Yasui family crest, which is a tachibana (stylized tangerine blossom), can't be seen."
Two Japanese women posed with a dog (ddr-densho-259-107)
img Two Japanese women posed with a dog (ddr-densho-259-107)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another picture of [Shidzuyo Yasui] with another young Japanese woman and an obvious studio prop dog."
Married couple and mother in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-130)
img Married couple and mother in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-130)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Japanese photograph of Ichiro Miyake ([Shidzuyo Yasui's] father) who was born on August 28, 1865; [Shidzuyo's] mother, Hisa Fujii Miyake, who was born on March 3, 1865, and Ichiro's mother, whose maiden name was Tsuna Sato, who was born on March 3, 1838."
Japanese family in formal attire (ddr-densho-259-152)
img Japanese family in formal attire (ddr-densho-259-152)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Unknown Japanese family in Japan in formal wear. This is pictured only to show a very nice looking family, classily dressed."
Women in uniform outside beauty parlour (ddr-densho-255-109)
img Women in uniform outside beauty parlour (ddr-densho-255-109)
Six Japanese women standing outside a beauty parlour wearing white uniforms. Japanese sign reads "Katou byouin" (Katou beauty parlour).
Man outside hot springs (ddr-densho-255-107)
img Man outside hot springs (ddr-densho-255-107)
Japanese man standing outside an onsen (hot springs). Sign in Japanese reads "Tamanoyu."
Japanese women outside beauty parlour (ddr-densho-255-108)
img Japanese women outside beauty parlour (ddr-densho-255-108)
Two women standing outside a beauty parlour. Japanese sign reads "Katou byouin" (Katou beauty parlour).
Women in uniform outside beauty parlour (ddr-densho-255-110)
img Women in uniform outside beauty parlour (ddr-densho-255-110)
Five Japanese women standing outside a beauty parlour, four of them wearing white uniforms. Japanese sign reads "Katou byouin" (Katou beauty parlour).
Japanese women and child with parasols (ddr-densho-259-106)
img Japanese women and child with parasols (ddr-densho-259-106)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another picture of [Shidzuyo Yasui], this time holding a parasol."
Japanese class picture (ddr-densho-259-109)
img Japanese class picture (ddr-densho-259-109)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another posed group picture of young Japanese women of which [Shidzuyo Yasui] is one. This may have been a class picture too, although in this case, there are a couple of young men standing in the top row." Shidzuyo Yasui is pictured in the front row, second from the right.
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