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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."
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"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."
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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."
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Japanese women in kimono (ddr-densho-259-118)
Portrait of unidentified Japanese women in kimono.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Japanese women and child with parasols (ddr-densho-259-106)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another picture of [Shidzuyo Yasui], this time holding a parasol."
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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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Japanese woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-114)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Midori Miyake taken in Japan in kimono. She is our first cousin, who was born in Hood River, Oregon (actually, Pine Grove, on our family farm), where her father Saburo Miyake, worked the orchard and the berry field."
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Portrait of Japanese woman in kimono playing the koto (ddr-densho-259-65)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo shots of [Shidzuyo Yasui] before she got married. She's dressed in kimono in each of the pictures, but each pose is somewhat different."
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Group of Japanese women in kimono (ddr-densho-259-69)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a group picture taken in Japan, of a bunch of young women dressed in kimono, with a couple of little kids in front and only one man. My guess is that this group represents graduating students or very young teachers, which [Shidzuyo Yasui] was at one time."
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Family portrait in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-240)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Japanese print showing more of the Miyake's in Japan. I recognize Aunt Fumi, Cousin Midori Miyake and Grandma Hisa Miyake."
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Portrait of Japanese woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-63)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo shots of [Shidzuyo Yasui] before she got married. She's dressed in kimono in each of the pictures, but each pose is somewhat different."
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Japanese home (ddr-densho-259-359)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "A very substantial Japanese house There are cylindrical bales wrapped in rice straw, and they must surely contain rice, because that's the way they did it in the old days. This picture may very well have been taken somewhere in rural Japan at around the turn of the century."
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Japanese relatives with a Shinto priest (ddr-densho-259-497)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group portrait of Japanese relatives, with a Shinto priest I don't know the reason for this family gathering of representatives from both sides of our family, but I will guess that it had to do with the deification of one of our ancestors--maybe even Ichiro Miyake."
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Three young Japanese men in traditional clothing (ddr-densho-259-56)
Masuo Yasui and friends dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. Caption by Homer Yasui: Some are "wearing yukata (summer kimono) and on Masuo, something like a haori (short, semi-formal Japanese coat). All are wearing what look like waraji (rice straw sandals), but that doesn't seem quite right because...waraji were only used for rough wear or if the …
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Portrait of Japanese woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-68)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo shots of [Shidzuyo Yasui] before she got married. She's dressed in kimono in each of the pictures, but each pose is somewhat different."
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Portrait of Japanese woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-67)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo shots of [Shidzuyo Yasui] before she got married. She's dressed in kimono in each of the pictures, but each pose is somewhat different."
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Portrait of Japanese woman in kimono with doll (ddr-densho-259-64)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo shots of [Shidzuyo Yasui] before she got married. She's dressed in kimono in each of the pictures, but each pose is somewhat different."
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Japanese schoolgirls in kimono (ddr-densho-259-115)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Shidzuyo Yasui] as a schoolgirl, with two friends."
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Group photograph of Japanese men and women with Hinomaru (ddr-densho-259-178)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another group photograph of many young Japanse women wearing semi-formal kimono. The 5-6 Japanese men are all wearing Western suits and ties. This must have been some sort of a formal celebration, because crossed Japanese flags, called Hino maru, are in the background. [Shidzuyo Yasui] is shown 4th from the right in …