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11 items
11 items

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Pauline (Otani) Shigaki and Seigo Otani sitting at picnic table (ddr-densho-467-7)
Modern note on back: Pauline (Otani) Shigaki and her father Seigo Otani

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Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani standing in field (ddr-densho-467-8)
Modern note on back: Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani

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Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani standing in field (ddr-densho-467-9)
Modern note on back: Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani

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Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani leaning against a stone wall (ddr-densho-467-4)
Modern note on back: Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani, matched at Minidoka pictured there

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Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani sitting on steps outside house (ddr-densho-467-2)
Modern note on back: Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani. Cleveland, OH after relocation from Minidoka

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Seigo Otani holding baby Pauline (ddr-densho-467-10)
Modern note on back: Seigo Otani and newborn Pauline. Born in Cleveland, OH after relocation.

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Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani with daughter Pauline Otani sitting on couch (ddr-densho-467-1)
Modern note on back: Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani with daughter Pauline. Born in Cleveland, OH after relocation

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Two men standing in field (ddr-densho-467-18)
Caption below photo: Tosh Maki and Seigo / Camp Minidoka, Idaho

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Wedding of Pauline Otani to John Shigaki (ddr-densho-456-4)
Written on a post-it note attached to back of photograph: "L-R: Seigo + Mitsuko Otani; @ wedding of Pauline Otani to John Shigaki; Yasuko + George Shigaki 1966" in black ink. Inscribed on the back of the photograph is "Jan 8, 1966" in black ink.

Collection
Murakami Family Collection (ddr-densho-467)
Collection consists of selected items from family photo album of the Mitsuko Murakami/Seigo Otani families, including several photos from Minidoka and the Otani family's relocation to Cleveland after the war.

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Embroidered handkerchief (ddr-densho-518-3)
A handkerchief embroidered with a Minidoka motif and a collection of signatures.