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img AJA veteran benefits show planners (ddr-njpa-1-1565)

Caption on reverse: "In charge of AGA vets' benefit show. Above are the men who will be in charge of the joint Club 100-442nd Veterans club benefit show to be held at the Civic Auditorium for ten days starting September 28, featuring the Kinoshita acrobatic troupe of Japan. Left to right, they are: George Miki, co-chairman …

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img The head of the Girl Scouts in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-843)

Caption on reverse: "National Girl Scout head here: Mrs. Roy F. Layton of Chevy Chase, Md., national president of the Girl Scouts of American, was a special guest at the fall meeting of the Oahu Council of Girl Scouts at 9 this morning at the Ala Wai Clubhouse. She arrived here Tuesday night to visit all …

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img Arthur D. Struble shaking hands with A.W. Radford (ddr-njpa-1-1813)

Caption on reverse: "'Mighty Mo' arrives at Pearl Harbor: The 'Mighty Mo' arrived at Pearl Harbor this morning at 7:30 from the Korean theater of operation enroute to the West Coast after a brief stay here. The battleship Missouri is carrying Vice-Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, former commander of the 7th Fleet, as well as its …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 42 (September 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-292)

Selected article titles: "Scholarship Fund Grows As More Donations Made" (p. 1), "Help on Income Tax Returns" (p. 1), "Clerical Tests For Students" (p. 1), "Work of Making Boxes, Packing, Crating Begins" (p. 1), "Clinics of Out-Patient Dept. Will Be Curbed During Segregation" (p. 1), "Return School Text Books" (p. 1), "Evacuees May Enroll in Co-op …

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img Hayato Ikeda posing with Chamber of Commerce president, Japanese dignitary, and his secretary (ddr-njpa-4-152)

Caption on reverse: "JAPANESE FINANCE MINISTER HERE: Hayato Ikeda (third from left), head of the finance department of the Japanese government, arrived by Pan American at 7 a.m. today enroute to Washington to study economic conditions. He is on a three-week tour and while in Washington he will mainly meet with Secretary of the Treasury John …

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img Wives and children of Japanese Consulate officials (ddr-njpa-4-488)

Caption on reverse: "FAMILIES OF LOCAL JAPANESE OVERSEAS AGENCY ARRIVE: Families of three members of the local Japanese Government Overseas Agency staff arrived in Honolulu this morning aboard the APL liner President Wilson from Yokohama. They are, left to right: Mrs. Kazuko Hitomi, wife of Hiroshi Hitomi, assistant representative, with her seven-months' old daughter, Kaoru; Mrs. …

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img Neal Blaisdell meeting with hotel directors (ddr-njpa-4-1512)

Caption on reverse: "PACIFIC HOTEL SEMINAR OPENS HERE: Seventy hotelmen from the Pacific's top resort areas gathered here today for the opening of a six-day seminar on all phases of the hotel business this morning at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Attending the meetings are hotelmen from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Formosa, Fuji, and the …

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img Sueko Asuka (ddr-njpa-5-17)

Caption on reverse: "MISS ASKUA DANCES: Miss Sueko Asuka, noted dance teacher who took advanced lessons from Film Star-Dancer Kazuo Hasegawa for six months in Japan last year, gave a dance recital at International Theater last night. The show was an invitational affair and packed to capacity. Miss Asuka's pupils did numerous dances and she herself …

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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 Felix B. Stump and Arthur W. Radford shaking hands on an aircraft carrier (ddr-njpa-2-930)

Caption on reverse: "TOP MILITARY COMMANDER IN PACIFIC CHANGES: Admiral Arthur W. Radford, left, is shown shaking hands with his successor, Admiral Felix B. Stump, after being relieved of his duties as commander-in-chief, Pacific and U.S. Pacific Fleet, at colorful and impressive change-of-command ceremonies aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge at Pearl Harbor this morning. After …

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img Two art experts admiring a Buddha sculpture (ddr-njpa-2-355)

Caption on reverse: "TREASURES FROM JAPAN ARRIVE: Two hundred and nine Japanese art objects which arrived here Tuesday aboard the NYK freighter Kyomei Maru are being unpacked for the Treasures from Japan exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Feb. 19 to Mar. 24. The collection includes sculptures, Buddha images, "Noh" masks, chinaware and woven cloth. …

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img Nobusuke Kishi's family being welcomed by Japanese Chamber of Commerce members (ddr-njpa-4-424)

Caption on reverse: "MEMBERS OF KISHI FAMILY HONORED: Members of Ex-Premier of Japan Nobusuke Kishi's family were honored last night at a dinner at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce building. Kishi's eldest son, Nobukazu, extreme left, the ex-premier's wife Yoshiko, and the eldest daughter, Mrs. Yoko Abe, are shown chatting with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Honda. …

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img Hisato Ichimada and daughter with Masahide Kanayama and Chamber of Commerce president (ddr-njpa-4-114)

Caption on reverse: "ICHIMADA GREETED: Japanese Finance Minister Hisato Ichimada and Financial Commissioner Gengo Suzuki are in Honolulu today enroute home to Tokyo from Washington, D.C., where they attended the general meetings of the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development and International Monetary Fund. Ichimada was accompanied by his daughter, Tomoko, and secretary. The party arrived …

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img Four women sitting at a table (ddr-njpa-5-81)

Caption on reverse: "Nine Isle young women to attend Asilomar confab. Nine young women are leaving Honolulu tonight at 8:30 to attend the annual Western Area Young Adult conference which will be held at Asilomar, Calif., from June 11 to 17. The theme for this year's conference is "Danger -- Women at Work." The Honolulu delegates …

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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 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 Governor Samuel Wilder King and others listening to a speech (ddr-njpa-2-255)

Caption on reverse: "FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF WALTER-MCCARRAN ACT NOTED: The first anniversary of the Walter-McCarran Act, which eliminated all racial barriers to naturalization in the United States for the first time, was celebrated at a dinner sponsored by the Naturalization Encouragement Association of Honolulu last night at the Waikiki Lau Yee Chai. Frank J. Drees, director …

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img Charles S. Thomas shaking hands with Felix B. Stump (ddr-njpa-1-2066)

Caption on reverse: "Navy Secretary greeted by Adm. Stump: Charles S. Thomas, secretary of the Navy, is shown being greeted by Adm. Felix B. Stump, commander-in-chief, Pacific and U.S. Pacific Fleet, on his arrival at Hickam at 9:30 this morning with Mrs. Thomas for a two-day visit before leaving here Saturday night on an inspection tour …

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img Frank Takizo Matsumoto and Diet delegates being welcomed to Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-4-840)

Caption on reverse: "JAPANESE DIET DELEGATION BACK IN HONOLULU: Shown above are 15 members of the Japanese Diet party as they arrived at the Honolulu airport from Seattle at 6:50 this morning by Northwest Airlines for a two-day visit before leaving for Tokyo via Pan American Airways Saturday at 9:30 a.m. They were each given a …

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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 The christening of Honolulu fireboat "Abner T. Longley" (ddr-njpa-2-619)

Caption on reverse: "JUST BEFORE THE CHRISTENING: Mrs. Abner T. Longley (right), holding a traditional bottle of champagne, was pictured as she was about to smash the bottle against the bow of the fireboat Abner T. Longley in a christening ceremony at Pier 10 yesterday afternoon. The fireboat, turned over to the fire department by the …

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img John H. Wilson and a nisei kabuki player (ddr-njpa-2-916)

Caption on reverse: "MAYOR RECEIVES KABUKI PLAYER: Mayor John H. Wilson greeted a troupe of kabuki girls from the mainland when they made a courtesy call yesteday following their arrival. The mayor is pictured with Miss Miyoko Watanabe, headliner of the show. The troupe, composed entirely of Nisei girls, will put on a kabuki show at …

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img Japanese acting troupe posing with Nichibei Kinema banner (ddr-njpa-4-7)

Caption on reverse: "GALAXY OF JAPANESE STARS ARRIVE: These luminaries of the Japanese stage and screen arrived by Pan American stratocruiser this morning to present a show at McKinley auditorium from September 7 through 10. Standing, left to right: Kimiko Mizumachi, Otome Arakawa, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Ranko Edogawa and Teruko Ohmi. Sitting, left to right: Masaichi Shirakawa, …

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img Stuart S. Murray and two men looking at samurai swords (ddr-njpa-2-216)

Caption on reverse: "HISTORIC SWORD: A Japanese samurai sword which was given to the Rev. Samuel Chenery Damon by Manjiro Nakahama about a century ago was presented to Rear Adm. S. S. Murray, commandant of the 14th naval district, at a brief ceremony yesterday afternoon at the Honolulu Academy of Arts by Samuel R. Damon, great …

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doc George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-161)

English translation of the annotations from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 12: [Right] Japan declared a war, and Japanese Imperial Army attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. When the war broke out, Yuta Masukawa was visiting Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. He rode on a streetcar to get to Little Tokyo and bought a record, "Shina no …

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