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img Henry at the Beach (ddr-one-1-635)

Black and white photographic negative of Henry Matsunaga standing on the beach in swim trunks smiling for the camera.

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-188)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in front of a large crowd on a hill. From left to right dancers in right hand line: Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Shiz (Fujita) Inaba, Ben Kasubuchi, Eddie Tamiyasu, Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon …

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 5 "Church Choir" (ddr-one-1-480)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 5 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd gathered outside Bekins Storage, a sign for Edwards Furniture is visible in background. A church choir sits on a float made of white flowers with a open bible made of flowers that has the words "Holy Bible" written in …

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img Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-387)

Black and white photographic negative of five people sitting around a picnic table during a community picnic at Viking Park hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Robert “Bob” Sunamoto, Yoshi (Yoshio) Hasuike, Dr. Toshi Hasuike, Sachi (Sachiko) Hasuike and an Torazo Hasuike.

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img Frank in bed (ddr-one-1-572)

Black and white photographic negative of Frank Hirahara laying on a bed in pajamas.

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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).

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img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) at Oregon Buddhist Church (ddr-one-1-401)

Black and white photographic negative of a crowd at Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) at Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple).

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 7 "Hillsboro JC" (ddr-one-1-553)

Color slide of Portland Rose Parade float 7 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd outside the Chinese Medicine Building. The float is made of cream flowers and has a large automobile on top made of red and orange flowers, a red ribbon hangs off the windshield. Two men and one woman ride inside …

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 40 "Mother Goose" (ddr-one-1-461)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 40 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd gathered outside the Shoreline Hotel and Anchor Inn. In the background the sign for the Blue Eagle Cafe is visible. The float depicts the story "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe." Children are on the front of …

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img Obon Festival- Dancer (ddr-one-1-280)

Black and white photographic negative of Fukiyo Masuda smiling for the camera at Obon. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Assembly (ddr-one-1-627)

Black and white photographic print of an audience sitting inside the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple) at 10th and Everett. From left to right front row: Eddie Tamiyasu, Katie (Iwamoto) Tamiyasu, Katie's brother Iwamoto, Ernie Takeda, Masa Maekawa, and Ben Kasubuchi Jr. From left to right second row: first from the …

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img Walk along the Creek (ddr-one-1-580)

Black and white photographic negative of a man and woman walking along a paved path next to the river the Multnomah Falls feed.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- Baton twirler (ddr-one-1-549)

Color slide of a girl in a red uniform and white boots marching down W Burnside in front of a crowd outside Chinese Medicine Co. building near NW Second Ave in the Portland Rose Festival Parade. She is twirling a baton. In the background a marching band in red uniforms is visible. The Portland Rose Festival …

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img Obon Festival- Obon dancers (ddr-one-1-212)

Black and white photographic negative of four Obon dancers posed for the camera in front of a crowd. From left to right: Chieko Yoshihara, Hisano Sakamoto, Sakae Kobayashi, and Kaoru Funatake. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. This …

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 8 (ddr-one-1-528)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 8 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd gathered outside the Chinese Medicine Co and Dr. Geo Chan's office. The float depicts Santa Claus in his sleigh and reindeer, including Rudolph taking off from a roof top. The float has a blue ribbon attached to the front …

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img Sitting on the Beach (ddr-one-1-621)

Black and white photographic negative of five Nisei girls sitting on the beach, one is eating a sandwich while reading a magazine. From left to right: unidentified, Lillian (Niimi) Mikariya, Nami (Miura) Koida, Jayne (Katada) Furukawa, and May (Ebihara) Gelfand.

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img Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-374)

Black and white photographic negative of Nisei sitting on a blanket at a community picnic at Viking Park hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato, Roy Otsuki, and Rose Haruye (Muramatsu) Ouchida.

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-260)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in three partial circles with audience enclosing dancers. Photograph is taken from behind the audience. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Obon Festival- Dancer (ddr-one-1-284)

Black and white photographic negative of Kaoru Funatake smiling for the camera at Obon. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community..

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img Geisha Girl (ddr-one-1-435)

Black and white original photographic print of an unidentified woman dressed in a kimono with hair and makeup done in a traditional geisha style. A large parasol is placed beside her on the stage of the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple.)

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 17 "Dreamland" (ddr-one-1-550)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 17 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd outside Blue Eagle Café on the corner of NW Second Ave. A woman in a white dress stands surrounded in pink flowers that make fairy wings. A young boy is seated next to her. The front of the float …

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img Hugh Kasai (ddr-one-1-659)

Black and white photographic print of Hugh Kasai slightly smiling for the camera with his hands on his lap.

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-314)

Black and white photographic negative of Susan Shizuko (Yoshida) Kurimoto posing with a tenugui (light cotton towel). Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Sitting on the Beach (ddr-one-1-614)

Black and white photographic negative of Lillian (Niimi) Mikariya sitting on the beach looking to the right wrapped in a striped towel.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade Float- "Catholic Organizations Dove of Peace" (ddr-one-1-493)

Color slide of the Catholic Organizations Dove of Peace float driving down SW Third Ave in front of a large crowd gathered outside a Signal gas station and San Francisco Tailor, behind the Signal gas station is the old Multnomah Hotel in the Portland Rose Festival Parade. On the float sit three visible women dressed in …

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