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img Politician taking his oath of office from Wilfred Tsukiyama (ddr-njpa-2-118)

Caption on front: "Honolulu-born, California-educated James P. Ferry of Kailua, Windward Oahu, today at 11 a.m. took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Wilfred C. Tsukiyama of the Hawaii State Supreme Court, as chairman of the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (an $18,500-a-year-post) in the chief executive's chambers in Iolani Palace. With …

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img Neal Blaisdell, Samuel Wilder King, fire chief and AmFac manager holding poster (ddr-njpa-2-1166)

Caption on reverse: "FIRE PREVENTION WEEK: As proclaimed by Gov. Samuel Wilder King, Fire Prevention Week will be observed throughout the territory starting Sunday. Shown with the poster for this year's observance are, left to right: Mayor Neal S. Blaisdell, Fire Chief Harold C. Smith, Gov. King and Stafford W. Kelley, manager of the special accounts …

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img Samuel B. Kemp administering oaths of office to three judges (ddr-njpa-2-528)

Caption on reverse: "THREE LOCAL JURISTS TAKE OATH: Chief Justice Samuel B. Kemp administired oaths of office to new associate supreme court justice and two circuit judges in the supreme court room at 10 a.m. today. Above, left to right, are: Chief Justice Kemp; Edward A. Towse, new 4th division circuit judge of the 1st judicial …

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img Samuel B. Kemp administering oaths of office to three judges (ddr-njpa-2-529)

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img 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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img 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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img 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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img 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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img 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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img 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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img 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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img Portrait and bio of Permanente Cement plant manager (ddr-njpa-2-1171)

Text on reverse: "TO: HAWAII TIMES (WITH PIC), June 27, 1960. James F. Smithson has been appointed manager of Permanente Cement Company's new $13,500,000 cement producing plant at Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii, it was announced today by J.M. Garoutte, operations vice president. For the past three years, Smithson has served as process engineer at Permanente's Northern California …

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doc Article about Toyozo Doi (ddr-njpa-5-468)

Caption on newspaper clipping: "Big Isle Issei Pioneer Honored: Joseph Sureck, director of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Honolulu, is shown presenting The Hawaii Times trophy to Toyozo Doi, 90, of Pauhau, Hawaii, for being the Japanese Issei pioneer with the longest residence on the Island of Hawaii. The father of Masato Doi, Honolulu …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 25 (June 22, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-25)

Selected article titles: "New York's Japanese American Groups Support 'History Project' Fund Campaign"(p.1), "New Walter Bill to Extend Stay of Deportation Dates" (p.1), "Nisei Complacency Rapped in Editorial" (p.1), "London Times Article on Various Ethnic Groups in Hawaii Misses Main Point: Census Bureau Practice of Racial Classes" (p.3).

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img 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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img 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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img 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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img Sutemaru Sunagawa, Haruyo Nakamura, and other manzai performers (ddr-njpa-4-2261)

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img 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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img 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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img 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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img 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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img 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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img William and Nancy Quinn posing with their children (ddr-njpa-2-1019)

Caption on reverse: "'one big happy family' reunion: The Quinn clan is pictured in a reunion in the Pan American Airways lounge at the airport Saturday afternoon when William F. Quinn, the governor-designate, returned from Washington. Left to right: Billy, Jr., Timothy, Cecily Ann, Mr. Quinn, Stephen, Christopher, and Mrs. Quinn. --(Hawaii Times photo by Seiki …

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img 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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