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img Portrait of family group (ddr-ajah-6-916)

Caption below photo: Mrs. Kora and Yoshino Otsu appear in a number of photos together, but whether they were related is open to question. The families lived in Alameda, CA. Tomoe is Yoshino's daughter. Tomoe was born on December 15, 1917, making this photo likely the late 1920s.

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img Wedding portrait of Tomoe Otsu and Susumu Tomine (ddr-ajah-6-943)

Caption below photo: Tomoe Otsu marries Susumu Tomine at Tanforan Race track in San Bruno, CA., on September 15, 1942, while waiting to be sent to Topaz, Utah incarceration camp during WWII. This photo, however was shot at Topaz, where they held another ceremony after the arrival there, with a borrowed wedding dress for the photo. …

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img Group of girls in costume (ddr-ajah-3-208)

Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA "Gypsey Dancers" group, circa early 1920s, based on Tomoe Otsu's birthdate of December 14, 1917. Individuals identified

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img Group of girls in costume (ddr-ajah-3-209)

Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA "Gypsey Dancers" group, circa early 1920s, based on Tomoe Otsu's birthdate of December 14, 1917. Individuals identified

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img Ten girls in swim suits sitting in a row (ddr-ajah-3-335)

Caption below photo: Camping with the Komiyo Club, 1933 Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA

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doc Marriage license application for Susumu Tomine and Tomoe Otsu (ddr-ajah-6-945)

Caption below photo: Susumu Tomine (of San Francisco, CA) and fianc?e Tomoe Otsu's (of Alameda, CA) application for a license to marry, August 5, 1942. He had contracted Tuberculosis and was living at the Hassler Health Home in Redwood City, CA. Tomoe had already evacuated to the Tanforan Assembly Center. They were hastily married in Tanforan.

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img Group of young women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-3-336)

Caption below photo: Nisei girls from Alameda. CA, picnicking 1933

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img Four young women at event in field (ddr-ajah-6-910)

Caption below photo: L to R: Kiku Furuno, Tomoe Otsu, ?? and Chiyo Furuno picnic across from McKinley Park, Alameda, CA 1936 The JM Baxter Co (sign in background) produced creosote poles. They were located at Walnut and clement from 1925 to about 1965. The site is now occupied by a self-storage facility and boatyard

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