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Urban E. Wild, Walter F. Dillingham and others seated at a luau (ddr-njpa-2-1064)
Caption on reverse: "500 ATTEND HONOLULU CHAMBER'S CENTENNIAL LUAU: Five hundred persons, including a large number of tourists, attended the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce's centennial luau held last night in the Hawaiian Village at Ala Moana park. Above, left to right, are: Queen Kekaulike (Mrs. Ellen Freitas); Urban E. Wild, Chamber president, who is demonstrating the …
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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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Samuel Wilder King at Ala Moana Beach with a city employee and two young boys (ddr-njpa-2-210)
Caption on reverse: "CITY GETS NEW ALA MOANA BEACH AREA: The new $43,000 Ala Moana beach and swimming area was officially transferred to the city-county by the territory at a ceremony held yesterday at 11 a.m. Left to right: Kneeling, John P. Creedon, city-county parks board chairman, and Gov. Samuel Wilder King, who were among the …
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Theodore Richards, Walter F. Frear and others celebrating Richards' 80th birthday (ddr-njpa-2-1105)
Caption on reverse: "KAMAAINAS HONOR DR. RICHARDS AT BIRTHDAY TEA: Dr. Theodore Richards, who is observing his 80th birthday today, was honored at an international tea yesterday afternoon at the Waioli Tea Room. Above are some of Dr. Richards' old friends, all 80 years old or above, who attended the celebration. Left to right, they are: …
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J. Q. Adams presenting a historical document to J. Frank McLaughlin (ddr-njpa-2-3)
Caption on reverse: "LOCAL FEDERAL COURT GETS HISTORICAL DOCUMENT: Federal Judge J. Frank McLaughlin (second from left) is shown being presented with a copy of the Declaration of Independence for his court by J. Q. Adams (extreme right), vice-president of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Honolulu yesterday at a Honolulu Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon at …
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Carmen Miranda in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-899)
Caption on reverse: "Carmen Miranda adds bright note to chamber luncheon: Carmen Miranda, well-known stage and screen star, is shown receiving a hat of orchids at the annual membership luncheon of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce Thursday noon at the Royal Hawaiian hotel. Placing the hat on her head is Jerry L. Pettis, special assistant to …
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Esther Williams and Ben Gage with beauty contest winners (ddr-njpa-1-2404)
Caption on reverse: "Williams and hubby pose with U.H. beauty queens: Screen actress Esther Williams and her husband, Ben Gage, presented trophies and bouquets to the six co-eds corwned as queens of the University of Hawai'i's 1950 Ka Palapala beauty contest at Andrews outdoor theater. With Miss Williams and her husband in the foreground, the Ka …
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Gilbert Bowles receiving a lei from the Japanese Consul General's wife (ddr-njpa-2-85)
Caption on reverse: "A LEI FOR DR. BOWLES: Mrs. Hisaji Hattori, wife of the Japanese Consul General, presents a lei to Dr. Gilbert Bowles at a dinner honoring him on his 89th birthday. Among the 500 persons who attended the banquet were (left to right) Miss Virginia Bowles, granddaughter of Dr. Bowles; Mrs. Herbert Bowles, Dr. …
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John and Aiko Reinecke sitting in a court room (ddr-njpa-2-1082)
Caption on reverse: "AS DPI HEARING IN REINECKE CASE OPENED TODAY: Dismissal proceedings against Dr. John E. Reinecke and his wife, Aiko, suspended Honolulu public school teachers, began this morning at 10 in the tax appeal court room of the territorial tax office building. Above, left to right, are Dr. Reinecke, Mrs. Reinecke, Earl L. McTaggart …
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Paul Withington and other members of Territorial Boxing Commission (ddr-njpa-2-1034)
Caption on reverse: "NEW BOXING COMMISSION TAKES OFFICE: The newly-appointed Territorial Boxing commission gathered for its first official meeting yesterday at the commission office. Four members of the outgoing board were present to greet in the new fight moguls. Their nominations confirmed by the territorial senate only last week, members of the new board are as …
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Juan Trippe with Urban E. Wild and Ingram M. Stainback (ddr-njpa-1-2114)
Caption on reverse: "PAA President Trippe honored by chamber: Juan T. Trippe (center), president of Pan American World Airways, who has been here for PAA's annual directors' meeting, was honored at a luncheon given by the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce Thursday noon at Queen's Surf. Flanking him are Urban E. Wild, left, president of the Honolulu …
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A king and queen of Aloha Week gathered with others in formal dress (ddr-njpa-2-500)
Caption on reverse: "Presented above are the King and Queen of Aloha Week (Mr. Sargent Kahanamoku and Mrs. Anna Kahanamoku), the first husband-and-wife royalty of Aloha Week, who held a court reception last Saturday evening at historic Iolani Palace. The King and Queen yesterday attended services at historic Kawaiahao Church, the Westminster Abbey of Hawaii. Starting …
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Nobusuke Kishi's son (ddr-njpa-4-426)
Caption on front: "PREMIER'S SON: Nobukazu Kishi, 35-year-old son of Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, arrived in Honolulu this morning at 7:55 from Tokyo by Japan Air Lines, accompanied by one of the premier's private secretaries, Michio Kawabe. They plan to leave here Sunday night for San Francisco to join the prime minister on his official …
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Group of people wearing leis (ddr-njpa-5-1243)
Caption on reverse: "Milwaukee theater man arrives: L.F. Gran, prominent theater man of Milwaukee, Wis., came here on the President Cleveland yesterday for a short vacation, accompanied by Mrs. Gran. They will be at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for two weeks. They were greeted at the dock by their friends. Mrs. Lillian Hazelton; Miss Blanche Jikaku, …
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George H. McLane being sworn into office (ddr-njpa-2-657)
Caption on reverse: "McLANE HEADS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: George H. McLane, administrative assistant to Governor Samuel Wilder King for the past 20-1/2 months, was sworn in today at 9:45 a.m. by Chief Justice Edward Towse of the Territorial Supreme Court (left) in a brief Iolani Palace ceremony as director of the Territorial department of public …
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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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An Aloha Week king holding a trophy and queen holding an orchid (ddr-njpa-2-571)
Caption on reverse: "Royalty visits orchid show: King William Aipalena Kuloloia and Queen Leah Ching of Aloha Week visited the Honolulu Academy of Arts this morning as the annual exhibit of the Honolulu Orchid Society opened a three-day show. The King is holding the prize wi... trophy while in the Queen's hand is a sample orchid. …
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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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Philip L. Rice being congratulated by Edward A. Towse and Ingram Stainback (ddr-njpa-2-1093)
Caption on reverse: "NEW ASSOCIATE JUSTICE: Philip L. Rice (right) was sworn in Tuesday as an associate justice of the territorial supreme court by Supreme Court Justice Edward Towse (left), with Associate Justice Ingram M. Stainback standing between them. A circuit judge on Kauai, Rice was recently appointed to the high court by President Eisenhower and …
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Mike Masaoka arriving in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-970)
Caption on reverse: "Mike Masaoka greeted on arrival here: Mike Masaoka (second from left), national legislative director of the Anti-Discrimination Committee of the Japanese-American Citizens' League of Washington, D.C., is shown being greeted upon his arrival here Saturday evening by plane from San Francisco. Pictured with Masaoka are, left to right: Rep. Joseph Itagaki, Miss Margaret …
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Raymond A. Spruance greeted by Gov. and Mrs. Samuel Wilder King (ddr-njpa-1-1828)
Caption on reverse: "Enroute back to Manila post: Raymond A. Spruance, left, U.S. ambassador to the Philippines is shown being greeted by Gov. and Mrs. Samuel Wilder King at the Honolulu International airport, as he passed through Honolulu last night on his way back to Manila from Washington. The ambassador spent a week in Washington on …
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Jodo missionary with his wife and son (ddr-njpa-4-1519)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Reverend Reikai Nozaki, who resided at the Jodo mission in Hawaii for a couple years, came to Hawaii on his way home with his wife, Shizuyo, and son, Reijun, and visited our company led by [?] of Haleiwa Jodo and talked with the press. He will stay until the Asama Maru arrives …
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Sankuro Ogasawara and two other Ministry of Finance officials (ddr-njpa-4-1718)
Caption on reverse: "JAPAN FINANCE MINISTER HERE: Sankuro Ogasawara (center), Japanese finance minister, was a brief visitor here Saturday night enroute to Washington, D.C., where he will attend general meetings of the International Monetary Fund and of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He was accompanied by Gengo Suzuki (left), financial commissioner, and Taroichi Yoshida, …
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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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Jimmy Stewart receiving a lei from Mrs. George V. Denny, Jr. (ddr-njpa-1-1820)
Caption on reverse: "Jimmie [sic] Stewart gets lei: Movie star Jimmie [sic] Stewart is shown after receiving a carnation lei from Mrs. George V. Denny, Jr., wife of the founder of the Town Hall Meeting of the Air, at the quarterly membership meeting of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce yesterday noon at the Royal Hawaiian hotel. …