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Farrant L. Turner receiving a report as Acting Governor (ddr-njpa-2-287)
Caption on reverse: "PRESENTING TAX REPORT TO ACTING GOVERNOR: Chairman Earl W. Fase of the 16-member Governor's Advisory Committee on Taxation (right) this morning presented copies of its 61-Page Report to Acting Governor (Secretary of Hawaii) Col. Farrant L. Turner in the chief executive's chambers on the second floor of Iolani Palace. Looking on is the …
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Chief justice congratulating three new circuit court judges (ddr-njpa-2-977)
Caption on reverse: "THREE LOCAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES ARE SWORN IN: Chief Justice Edward A. Towse of the territorial supreme court (extreme left) is pictured congratulating the three new Honolulu circuit court judges, who were inducted into office at a brief swearing-in ceremony this morning in the supreme court chambers. The new circuit judges, left to …
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The Marshalls and Trippes arriving in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-977)
Caption on reverse: "Top PAA executive here for annual board meeting: Sixteen top executives of the Pan American World Airways arrived here this morning at 7:40 to attend the company's annual board meeting at the Royal Hawaiian hotel. Top photo shows PAA President Juan T. Trippe and Mrs. Trippe at the left and Gen. George C. …
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W. Harold Loper, Oren E. Long and other government officials dedicating the Queen Liliuokalani Building (ddr-njpa-2-630)
Caption on reverse: "TERRITORY'S NEW OFFICE BUILDING HERE DEDICATED: Formal dedication of the territory's new Queen Liliuokalani Building at Miller and Vineyard streets was held yesterday afternoon. Costing $905,000, the building will house the departments of public welfare and public instruction and the bureau of sight conservation and work with the blind. Among officials present at …
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Samuel Wilder King speaking at a dinner with Japanese community leaders (ddr-njpa-2-543)
Caption on reverse: "GOV. KING ADDRESSES JAPANESE CHAMBER DINNER: Gov. Samuel Wilder King is shown addressing a dinner given in his honor last night at the Waikiki Lau Yee Chai by the local Japanese community. Pictured with him on the platform is Mrs. King. Others, left to right, are: Masayuki Tokioka, president of the Honolulu Japanese …
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Sutemaru Sunagawa, Haruyo Nakamura, and other manzai performers (ddr-njpa-4-2262)
Caption on reverse: "'MANZAI' ARTISTS FROM JAPAN: The group, headed by Sutemaru Sunagawa, arrived from the mainland by plane last night after giving shows from Los Angeles to as far away as Chicago. The performers are enroute to their homes in Japan but will stay here briefly to present shows at Kawananakoa and McKinley auditoriums, starting …
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Women volunteers for a children's aid group (ddr-njpa-2-84)
Caption on reverse: "KIMONOED WOMEN AID CHILDREN'S RELIEF: Local women dressed in colorful Japanese kimonos made their first postwar appearance here today in connection with Hawaii's Crusade for Children which opened yesterday simultaneously with the final drive of New York City's United Nations Appeal for Children. Today was Japanese Day, with the women at the tables …
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Consolidated Amusement Co. president and employee posing with Japanese actors (ddr-njpa-2-969)
Caption on reverse: "Shown above, left to right, are Toei Actress Yoshiko Mita, President John Traut of the Consolidated Amusement Co., Ltd., Toei Actor Chiyonosuke Azuma and Stanley Miyamoto of the Consolidated Amusement Co., Ltd. Traut and Miyamoto greeted Azuma and Miss Mita yesterday at the Honolulu International Airport. Azuma and Mita, together with Kinya Kitaoji …
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Tuberculosis Association of Hawaii volunteers (ddr-njpa-2-730)
Caption on reverse: "T.B. ASSOCIATION HOLDS OPEN HOUSE: The Tuberculosis Association of the Territory of Hawaii held an open house yesterday from 3 to 5 p.m. in its new offices and shop at 1700 Lanakila avenue. Among the staff members and volunteer workers greeting the guests were, left to right: Seated, Mrs. D. G. Avecilla, volunteer …
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An Aloha Week king and queen in traditional dress greeting a Lurline captain (ddr-njpa-2-512)
Caption on reverse: "ALOHA WEEK FORMALLY OPENS: Hawaii's annual festival was formally launched at Pier 11 shortly after 9 this morning when the Lurline arrived and her skipper, Capt. Harold R. Gillespie, was welcomed to Honolulu by the King and Queen of Aloha Week, Robert K. Kamana, Jr., and Mrs. Mary Ann N. Hutchinson, in a …
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Members of a Japanese dance troupe posing with Honolulu Rotarians (ddr-njpa-2-519)
Caption on reverse: "TAKARAZUKA GIRLS GUESTS OF ROTARIANS: All 25 members of the visiting Takarazuka Troupe from Japan were guests of the West Honolulu Rotary Club at its regular weekly luncheon meeting Friday noon at Kewalo Inn. Above, left to right, are: Yuko Minami, Ayako Fujishiro, the Rev. Samuel Keala, pastor of the Kamakapili Church and …
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Territorial fire department employees and fire prevention engineer (ddr-njpa-2-1177)
Caption on reverse: "RE-DRAFTING OF T.H. FIRE CODE UNDERWAY: Plans for the adoption of a revised fire prevention code for the protection of life and property from fire in the territory were announced at a press conference called yesteday by the territorial fire marshal's office. Among those attending yesterday's confab were, left to right: front row--Carl …
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Roy Y. Uto and Harold M. Date (ddr-njpa-5-435)
Caption on newspaper clipping: "Outgoing and Incoming YBA Head: Harold M. Date (right) is shown accepting the gavel from Roy Y. Uto as the new president of the Honolulu YBA at the association's 59th annual meeting last night at the Waikiki Lau Yee Chai. -- (Hawaii Times photo)"
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Roy Y. Uto and Harold M. Date (ddr-njpa-5-434)
Caption on reverse: "Outgoing and Incoming YBA Head: Harold M. Date (right) is shown accepting the gavel from Roy Y. Uto as the new president of the Honolulu YBA at the association's 59th annual meeting last night at the Waikiki Lau Yee Chai. -- (Hawaii Times photo)"
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Madge Goto standing next to a piano (ddr-njpa-5-1147)
Caption on reverse: "After the concert: Miss Madge Goto posed for this photo in front of the piano after her successful recital at Mabel Smyth auditorium last night. The leis were presented to her at the end of the reciptal.--(Hawaii Times photo by Don Nagano)"
Narrator Katsugo Miho
Nisei male. Born May 15, 1922, in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in Kahului, where parents ran a hotel. Was attending the University of Hawaii as a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a member of the ROTC, was inducted into the newly formed …
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Joan Fontaine and William Dozier arriving in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-300)
Caption on reverse: "Joan Fontaine and husband here: Film star Joan Fontaine and her husband, William Dozier, an executive of Universal-International Studios of Hollywood, arrived this morning for vacation on the Lurline. The ship made her first post-strike voyage to Honolulu. (Hawaii Times photo by Don Nagano)."
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Naniwabushi artists and others at a dinner party (ddr-njpa-4-2469)
Caption on reverse: "YONEWAKA GROUP AT KANRAKU PARTY: Yonewaka Susuki, renowned Japanese naniwabushi artist, and his troupe were honored at a dinner at Kanraku tea house Saturday night. Left to right: Masayoshi Toguchi, a personal friend of the naniwabushi artist who invited the group here; Yonewaka Susuki, his wife (professionally Nobuko Fujita), Yoneyakko Susuki, Kikuwaka Susuki, …
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John H. Wilson and wife posing with others next to Nu'uanu Pali Road plaque (ddr-njpa-2-902)
Caption on reverse: "GOLDEN JUBILEE OF PALI ROAD NOTED: A bronze plaque honoring Mayor John H. Wilson and the late Louis M. Whitehouse, engineers in charge of the construction of the Nuuanu Pali Road, which was completed 50 years ago, was unveiled yesterday in ceremonies sponsored by the Engineering Association of Hawaii. Shown above, left to …
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W. Harold Loper, Gregg M. Sinclair, Urban E. Wild and a National Education Association president (ddr-njpa-2-1159)
Caption on reverse: "NEA PRESIDENT HOLT ADDRESSES CHAMBER LUNCH: Dr. Andrew A. Holt, president of the National Education association, addressed a luncheon held in his honor Thursday noon at Queen's Surf by the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce. Above, left to right, are: Dr. W. Harold Loper, superintendent of public instruction; Dr. Holt, Dr. Gregg M. Sinclair, …
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Samuel Wilder King signing the Hawaii State Constitution (ddr-njpa-2-555)
Caption on reverse: "HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION SIGNED TODAY: Comleted after 79 days of labor by 63 island delegates to the constitutional convention, Hawaii's state constitution was formally signed shortly before noon today by 61 delegates in the throne room of Iolani Palace. Shown inspecting the historical document are, left to right: John K Lai, Hebden Porteus, …
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Wade Warren Thayer speaking at Boy Scout event (ddr-njpa-2-956)
Caption on reverse: "KAMAAINA SCOUTER, NEW EAGLES SHARE HONORS: Wade Warren Thayer, a veteran of 40 years in the Boy Scout movement in Hawaii, is shown addressing the second annual Eagle Scout recognition dinner of the Honolulu Council, Boy Scouts of America, at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel ballroom last night, when he and 31 Oahu Eagle …
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Ingram Stainback and others at a luncheon (ddr-njpa-2-1196)
Caption on reverse: "NATIONAL EMPLOY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK OPENS: The National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week officially opened yesterday with a luncheon at the Armed Forces YMCA, where 100 people interested in the rehabilitation of veterans and non-veterans heard qualified speakers stress the theme 'hire the handicapped. It's good business.' Above, left to right, were the …