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Clipping photograph of the German cruiser Deutschland (ddr-njpa-13-923)
Caption on front: "Atlantic Raider: The German pocket battleship Deutschland, shown above, is reported to be loose in the Atlantic, preying upon Allied shipping. The American freighter City of Flint is reported to have been captured by this warship. Winston Churchill, Britain's first lord of the admiralty, has admitted that two Nazi pocket battleships are loose …
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Man explaining city planning project to others (ddr-njpa-2-430)
Caption on reverse: "OFF-STREET PARKING PROPONENTS HAVE THEIR SAY: Twenty persons spoke in favor of Honolulu's proposed $3,000,000 downtown off-street parking project at a three-hour public hearing held by the board of supervisors yesterday afternoon. George K. Houghtailing, city planning commission engineer, is shown explaining the plans, with Alva E. Steadman, president of Cooke Trust Co., …
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Honolulu Chamber of Commerce president, predecessor and his wife, and Honolulu postmaster (ddr-njpa-2-1049)
Caption on reverse: "BACK FROM JAPAN VISIT: Four Honolulans returned from a two-week visit to Japan as guests of Japan Air Lines aboard JAL's 'City of Tokyo' Saturday night. Left to right, they were: Porter Dickinson, immediate past president of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Dickinson; Richard H. Wheeler, president of the Honolulu Chamber, and …
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Honey buckets at Shimonoseki City (ddr-csujad-38-433)
Photographed are honey buckets loaded on carts in front of buildings in Shimonoseki, Japan. The captions read: "Honey buckets at Shimonoseki City," and "honey buckets, Shimonoseki" The building signs captured in the photo include Minato Hotel, Kanazawa Traiding Co. Korean Clothing Store, Hikari Men's Shop, and Tokio Hat. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: …
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APEC Luncheon at the White House (ddr-densho-72-60)
The original caption for this photo reads: "UMC represented at recent APEC meeting: Representatives from the United Methodist Church attend APEC Luncheon on Nov. 20 by invitation of the White House. From left, back row: Dr. Keat Yeoh, District Superintendent, Wall Wall District; Surjadi Soedirgja, Governor, Jacarta City, Indonesia; Gary Locke, King County Executive Director Elect; …
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Chuhei Nambu, his business partner and a young man at their store opening (ddr-njpa-4-1353)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "For the upcoming Olympic event, Chuhei Nambu, who holds the world record in the long jump and is hoping to set another for the sprint, opened a store with Takeshi Hisayama, who holds the Japanese record in the steeplechase and worked hard practicing in the Waseda University racing club with Nambu. They …
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Ryojun Kinoshita seated at his desk (ddr-njpa-4-602)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Dr. Kinoshita, Osaka University oncologist, performs on a first-class stage. (Osaka) August 7, 1939. Ryojun Kinoshita, Professor of Pathology at Osaka University, was appointed to attend the third International Cancer Research Conference and give a speech. The conference will be held this fall in Atlantic City in the U.S. from September 11th …
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Two men sitting on bench in garden (ddr-ajah-2-786)
Caption: While at Camp Crowder, Missouri, Dick Otsubo of Stockton, CA., and pal Joe Iwataki (at right) of alameda, CA., pose somewhere on the grounds, which they jokingly referred to as "Jimmy Kusuda's garden". Kusuda was another army friend stationed there. Unfortunately, Otsubo died in Italy during WWII. Photo August 26, 1942. Inscription on back: Aug. …
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Jodo missionary with his wife and son (ddr-njpa-4-1519)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Reverend Reikai Nozaki, who resided at the Jodo mission in Hawaii for a couple years, came to Hawaii on his way home with his wife, Shizuyo, and son, Reijun, and visited our company led by [?] of Haleiwa Jodo and talked with the press. He will stay until the Asama Maru arrives …
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Japanese Boy Scout leader with Honolulu Boy Scout leaders (ddr-njpa-4-809)
Caption on reverse: "JAPAN SCOUT LEADER VISITS HERE: Eagle Scout Arthur K. Goto of Honolulu's Explorer Post 82 is shown wishing Count Yorihiro Matsudaira, president of the Boy Scouts Council of Kagawa prefecture, Japan, godspeed as he left aboard a Pan American plane for Tokyo following a two-day visit in Honolulu a week ago last Saturday, …