1518 items
1518 items

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Four women two men outside building (ddr-ajah-6-855)
Caption below photo: Mary Helm Hall (Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South) - Circa 1947

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Class photo from Porter School in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-497)
Caption below photo: Nisei Youth at Porter School.

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Group eating in backyard of house (ddr-ajah-6-767)
Caption below photo: A group enjoys watermelon, probably at the home of the Miyawakis. Before WWII, the Miyawakis lived at 1616 Oak and later at 2320 Buena Vista Ave in Alameda, CA. By the 1950s they lived at 1850 Elm. Photo circa early 1950s.

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Five women standing with Harry Hikotaro outside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-333)
Caption below photo: Standing in front of Hayashi Florist, run by Hikotaro "Harry" Kono is L to R: Masako and Toshiko Minami, Emi, Tomiko, Chieko and Harry Kono. The Minamis are first cousins to the Konos. Circa mid 1930's. Alameda, CA

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Two girls in kimonos (ddr-ajah-6-361)
Caption below photo: Yuriko "Lily" Date and her sister, Kiyoko "Florence" pose in Kimono, circa late 1920s.

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Girl and boy in traditional Japanese clothing (ddr-ajah-6-425)
Caption below photo: Dressed in Traditional Japanese clothing is Mitsuru Ikeda and his sister, Frances, across the street from their family business, the Alameda Nursery, at 2530 Blanding Ave, circa mid 1930s

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Shiota family sitting in field (ddr-ajah-6-868)
Caption above photo: Shiota Family & friends, circa 1923-1924

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Girl holding doll in garden, wearing a kimono (ddr-ajah-6-367)
Caption below photo: Etsuko "Dorothy" Yoshida is dressed in kimono, and holding a doll, Alameda, CA., 1919. She would be about 7 years old here.

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Matao and Shigeko Koga standing by car after their wedding (ddr-ajah-6-170)
Document including photo of Matao and Shigeko Koga, portion of wedding registry and biographical data about Matao Koga

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Tomoe and Kinue Otsu in white dresses (ddr-ajah-6-921)
Caption below photo: Tomoe Otsu and sister Kinue Tomine stand inside the fence surrounding the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA. Tomoe was born December 14, 1917. Kinue was born sometime in late 1916 to early 1917, making this photo the early 1920s.

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Back of house and garden (ddr-ajah-6-193)
Caption below photo: Backyard of the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA. The family is growing vegetable in their backyard. The home was purchased in 1947, photo circa 1947-1948

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Masato Maruyama in uniform (ddr-ajah-6-551)
Caption below photo: Masato Maruyama of Alameda, CA circa 1930. Inscription on photo front: Masato

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Little boy with a big rake (ddr-ajah-6-409)
Caption below photo: Mitsuru Ikeda in the Ikeda Nursery, Alameda, CA Misuru was born on June 14, 1927, making this photo around 1930.

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Takuritsu and Toyo Morita standing in garden (ddr-ajah-6-639)
Caption below photo: Takuritsu and wife Toyo Miyamoto Morita circa 1924, just after they are married and arrive in America

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Akino Ozeki seated on stairs (ddr-ajah-6-780)
Caption below photo: Akino Ozeki poses on a porch stairway, Alameda, CA, circa 1907-1910s.

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Portrait of Mataichi Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-809)
Caption below photo: Portrait of Mataichi Ozeki in striped tie and detachable collar, circa 1910s, Alameda, CA.

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Trophy given to Takuritsu Morita (ddr-ajah-6-612)
Caption below photo: November 1928 trophy received by Takuritsu Morita of Alameda, CA, for this service to the Japanese school (gakuen) in Alameda. He began teaching there when the school opened in 1916, so the oddity is that he is credited for 11 years of service when he had worked there 12 years.

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Three women standing on sidewalk (ddr-ajah-6-520)
Caption below photo: L to R: Masa Hanamura, Marge Kajiwara and Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, circa 1930s, Alameda, CA.

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Issei Men Sell Independence Day Fireworks (ddr-ajah-6-571)
Caption below photo: Appears to be 726-736 Central Avenue, a bungalow court with stores built in 1918. Location information courtesy Woody Minor, Architectural Historian.

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Portrait of Kumagoro and Machi Takagi (ddr-ajah-6-894)
Caption below photo: Kumagoro Takagi and wife Machi Sugimoto. This would be Machi's second marriage. Kumagoro was born in Fukuoka, Japan on September 27, 1863. He was a horseman and archer there. He died in Alameda March 3, 1936. Machi was born in Yamaguchi, Japan on August 3, 1871 and died in Alameda in January 6, …

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Document and photo of kimono title Japan to Alameda, Takeno Nakata's Furisode Kimorno (ddr-ajah-6-255)
Includes story of Takeno Nakata's creation of her Furisode kimono and journey to Alameda

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Girl in Japanese clothes (ddr-ajah-6-366)
Caption below photo: Etsuko "Dorothy" Yoshida, 1929. The Japanese writing says "honorable expression of celebration". She would be about 7 years old here.

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Two boys alongside river (ddr-ajah-6-463)
Caption below photo: A friend and Tsutomu Inouye (at right). Inouye was from Alameda, Ca., Location unknown. Circa early 1920s

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Group of men and women posing in front of building (ddr-ajah-6-611)
Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda Builds a New Facility for the Japanese Language School