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Photo of Shizuto Kawamura with text (ddr-ajah-6-75)
doc Photo of Shizuto Kawamura with text (ddr-ajah-6-75)
Caption includes biographical data for Shizuto Kawamura
Shizuto Kawamura passport photo (ddr-ajah-6-12)
img Shizuto Kawamura passport photo (ddr-ajah-6-12)
Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura passport photo while in Japan December 1954. He will use his passport to permanently return to America. He was born in Alameda, CA.,
Two men standing in baseball field (ddr-ajah-5-70)
img Two men standing in baseball field (ddr-ajah-5-70)
Caption below photo: Framed by clipper ships, Alameda Taiiku Kai ballplayer Shizuto Kawamura and friend pose for a photo Kawamura was born circa 1905, making this image circa mid-1920s.
Graduation portrait of Shizuto Kawamura (ddr-ajah-6-73)
img Graduation portrait of Shizuto Kawamura (ddr-ajah-6-73)
Inscription on front: Sincerely, [?] Kawamura 1929. Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura graduates from U.C. Berkeley in May 1929. He was born in Alameda, CA circa 1908.
Man sitting on fence (ddr-ajah-6-74)
img Man sitting on fence (ddr-ajah-6-74)
Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura sits on the fence on Pacific Court in Alameda, CA. A Nisei, Kawamura was born in Alameda on Pacific Court circa 1908. Pacific Court had 12-14 cottages behind the businesses on the 1600 block of Park Street.
Shizuto Kawamura family outside house (ddr-ajah-6-11)
img Shizuto Kawamura family outside house (ddr-ajah-6-11)
Caption below photo: Shizuto and Spring Kawamura family in the backyard of their western style two story house, owned by the steel mill company where Shizuto worked. Both Spring and Shiz were from Alameda, CA., USA. Right after World War II ended the Kawamuras lived in Yokohama (1945-54), where this home is located. They would live …
Shizuto Kawamura and three sons sitting on beach (ddr-ajah-6-10)
img Shizuto Kawamura and three sons sitting on beach (ddr-ajah-6-10)
Caption below photo: Kawamura family at Enoshima, a popular resort area in Japan, circa 1950. They moved from Alameda, CA., to Japan after shout was hired as an engineer at a Tokyo steel mill. He could not find a job in engineering in America. Names identified: George, Seigi, Shizuto, Jiro
Shizuto Kawamura with friends and family (ddr-ajah-6-166)
img Shizuto Kawamura with friends and family (ddr-ajah-6-166)
Caption below photo: Friends welcome Shiz Kawamura after he returns to Alameda, CA., from Japan, after World War II ended. Photo circa 1954-1955. Two copies of photos, one with names identified.
Wedding photo and copy of wedding announcement (ddr-ajah-6-9)
img Wedding photo and copy of wedding announcement (ddr-ajah-6-9)
Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura married Haruko "Spring" Kido in 1936 at the home of the Kawamuras on Walnut Street in Alameda, CA. Caption includes additional notes on the couple's move to Japan. Reprint of article in Shin Sekai Asahi Shinbun, April 26, 1936.
Portrait of couple (ddr-ajah-6-7)
img Portrait of couple (ddr-ajah-6-7)
Caption below photo: Sojourners in a Strange Land / Passenger lists show that Karoju (b. 1881) and Shime (b. 1884) Kawamura arrived in Honolulu in 1902, and later boarded the ship Mongolia to arrive in San Francisco in 1910. They became life-long members of the church, bringing up their son Shizuto and daughter, Katsumi, in the …
Footage from Ties That Bind: Generations of Faith (1 of 3) (ddr-ajah-4-66)
av Footage from Ties That Bind: Generations of Faith (1 of 3) (ddr-ajah-4-66)
Footage featuring services and interviews from the Buena Vista United Methodist Church in Alameda, California. Shot for a documentary commemorating Buena Vista's centennial called Ties That Bind: Generations of Faith, produced by Wendy Hanamura.
Alameda Taiiku Kai team photo (ddr-ajah-5-55)
img Alameda Taiiku Kai team photo (ddr-ajah-5-55)
Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) Baseball Team. ATK field was on a lot adjacent to the northeast corner of McKinley park at the end of Walnut St and Clement Ave, Alameda, CA. Circa late 1910s -1920s
Team photo of ATK baseball team and Korea Maru Japanese ship baseball teams (ddr-ajah-5-74)
img Team photo of ATK baseball team and Korea Maru Japanese ship baseball teams (ddr-ajah-5-74)
Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) vs. Korea Maru Japanese ship team Alameda, CA circa mid 1920s
Team photo of the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team (ddr-ajah-5-79)
img Team photo of the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team (ddr-ajah-5-79)
Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team, circa 1920s
Team photo of ATK baseball team in stadium (ddr-ajah-5-71)
img Team photo of ATK baseball team in stadium (ddr-ajah-5-71)
Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team.
Team photo of ATK baseball team with tournament trophy (ddr-ajah-5-69)
img Team photo of ATK baseball team with tournament trophy (ddr-ajah-5-69)
Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team. Sweater clad players from the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team. Perhaps a tournament, it appears they placed well. Circa 1920s-early 1930's
The Alameda Japanese Grammar School 1908-1916 /  September 1983 M. Miyauchi (ddr-ajah-4-19)
doc The Alameda Japanese Grammar School 1908-1916 / September 1983 M. Miyauchi (ddr-ajah-4-19)
Memoir of student who attended the Alameda Japanese Grammar School. Includes names of students and teachers
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