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img Kinue and Tomoe Otsu (ddr-ajah-6-920)

Caption below photo: Kinue (left) and sister Tomoe Otsu Alameda, CA. Circa early 1920s.

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doc State of California Articles of Incorporation for Imagire Sewing School (ddr-ajah-6-131)

Caption below photo: Shizuko Imagire's Articles of Incorporation. She opened her original dress shop and sewing school in Alameda, CA and later moved to Oakland, CA. November 4, 1922

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img Portrait of young woman (ddr-ajah-6-54)

Inscription on photo front: Sincerely, Chiyoko Furuno June, 1936. Caption below photo: Chiyoko Furuno of Alameda, CA, June 1936

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img Mataichi Ozeki using telephone (ddr-ajah-6-786)

Caption below photo: Mataichi Ozeki using a telephone. Alameda, CA circa 1907-1910s.

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img Wooden sign for Alameda Nursery Co. (ddr-ajah-6-448)

Caption below photo: Measuring 5' 22" across is the wooden sign from Yoyoji "Harry" Ikeda's Alameda Nursery, circa 1950s. It is not the original version of the sign. The nursery closed not long after Harry died on March 19, 1980.

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img Tsutomu Inouye with golf club (ddr-ajah-6-466)

Photo is from an album page with caption on page: 300 yd drive. Caption below photo: Tsutomu Inouye in Alameda, CA., and golf club, circa late 1920s-early1930s.

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img Wedding portrait of Buichi Nakata and Chizuye Katow (ddr-ajah-6-666)

Caption below photo: Buichi Nakata, born in Okayama, Japan on March 13, 1899, marries Chizuye Katow, when she was 18 years old. Chizuye was born November 2, 1909 in Alameda, CA. Buichi died in Menlo Park, CA on September 18, 1987. Chizuye died in Palo Alto on December 18, 1987. They are Florence Nakata Omori's parents.

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img Group of students in classroom (ddr-ajah-6-34)

Caption below photo: Japanese Nisei youth at Porter School in Alameda, CA., circa 1950s. Two students identified: Yasuko Naito and Kiyoshi Naito

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img Close-up of store sign and John S. Towata's name (ddr-ajah-6-252)

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img Group of five women posing for photo on sidewalk (ddr-ajah-6-429)

Caption below photo: Masako Abe, Frances Yasuyo Ikeda, Friends gather for a photo in Alameda, CA, circa late 1940s or 1950s

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img Two women and children on dirt lane (ddr-ajah-6-794)

Caption below photo: A young Hatsuyo Ozeki, center, and her mother, Akino Ozeki (black dress), of Alameda, Ca., circa 1909-1910.

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doc Document titled "The Americanization of Yemiko" (ddr-ajah-6-265)

Includes photo of Yemiko and Tomiko Kono in kimonos and biographical information about Yemiko

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img Door handle of Towata Florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-247)

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img Portrait of Kanjiro Inouye (ddr-ajah-6-450)

Caption below photo: Kanjiro Inouye of Alameda, CA., circa 1903. Kanjiro, born January 3, 1883 in Japan, arrived from Japan age 20 and worked as a gardener for 52 years in Alameda. He married Natsumo on April 6,1908 in Seattle, WA.

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img Three people standing next to car outside house (ddr-ajah-6-178)

Caption below photo: Matao Koga, at left, at his 2034 Pacific Avenue home in Alameda, CA. circa 1948. Anyone who knew Matao and his wife, Cookie, remembers the really big black car (a Packard) he drove. The identities of the others are unknown, but could be relatives. The home in the background belongs to the next …

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img View of bridge with people in small boats (ddr-ajah-6-704)

Caption below photo: Possibly the Park Street bridge, if not, then the Webster. A group boards a boat amidst Japanese Lanterns, perhaps for an unknown festival or event. Includes clipping of similar event from April 21, 1910

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img Stereo photo of pond with pond lilies (ddr-ajah-6-815)

Caption below photo: Stereo photo by Mataichi Ozeki of Alameda, Ca. He owned a Kodak Stereo One camera. Photo circa 1917-1920s.

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img Four women standing outside house (ddr-ajah-6-275)

Caption below photo: L to R: Nellie Itahara, Marge Kajiwara, Yemiko "Emi or Amy" Kono, Yoshiko Nakata, circa 1930s. They may be dressed for Halloween. Alameda, CA.

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img Man standing on ladder (ddr-ajah-6-487)

Caption below photo: Kanjiro Inouye at his first house on Eagle Avenue in Alameda, CA

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img Alice Nakata standing in robe (ddr-ajah-6-677)

Caption below photo: Alice Nakata of Alameda, CA., circa 1937. She is wearing a robe a she is staying in a sanitarium after contracting tuberculosis. She died of the disease on June 21, 1938 when she was 17-years-old

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img Three boys swimming (ddr-ajah-6-336)

Caption below photo: L to R: Toshio "Osky" Kono, unknown and Kiyo Nogami swim in a local river or lake. Kono and Nogami were from Alameda, CA. photo circa early 1930s as Osky was born in 1917.

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img Class photo from Porter School in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-664)

Caption below photo (with names handwritten): Japanese Nisei youth at Porter school in Alameda, CA. Circa mid to late 1920s

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img Motoyoshi family (ddr-ajah-6-89)

Caption below photo: Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi. He served the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA from 1932 to 1948. Given the youthful appearance of Joshin and Yukiko, this photo was shot early in their time at BTOA. Their children, left to right are Merika, Asoka, and baby Sachimaro.

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