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605 items
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Stone wall at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-118)
A stone wall is erected for the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Two workers on a roof frame (ddr-sbbt-4-89)
Silhouettes of two workers on the roof frame of the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Piles of lumber at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-97)
Piles of lumber at the temple construction site (1427 S. Main Street). Two men stand at the end of a path next to the partially built temple.
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Excavation underway for the new temple building (ddr-sbbt-4-116)
Excavation underway for the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Exterior view of the newly built temple (ddr-sbbt-4-160)
Exterior view of the newly built temple (1427 S. Main Street).
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Construction begins for the new temple building (ddr-sbbt-4-117)
Construction begins for the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Framing of the new temple roof (ddr-sbbt-4-133)
Framing of the new temple roof (1427 S. Main Street).
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Women march in a procession (ddr-sbbt-4-16)
Women line up for the procession to move the Buddhist Temple's butsudan to 1020 Main Street.
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Temple entrance under construction (ddr-sbbt-4-122)
A view of the mostly completed entrance for the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Stairwells at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-141)
Partially built stairwells for the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Roof framing at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-91)
Roof framing at the temple construction site (1427 S. Main Street).
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Crew works on ceiling plaster work at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-146)
A crew works on ceiling plaster work at the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Shinran statue against a blue sky (ddr-sbbt-4-187)
A view of the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple's Shinran statue against a blue sky.
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Enshrinement of the butsudan (ddr-sbbt-4-20)
The new enshrinement of the butsudan at 1020 Main Street.
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Framing at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-128)
Framing of a floor for the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Man works at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-64)
A man holds a hammer and piece of lumber at the temple construction site at 1427 S. Main Street.
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Construction at the new temple building (ddr-sbbt-4-119)
Men work on the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Men carry the butsudan in a procession (ddr-sbbt-4-18)
Men carry the butsudan in a procession to enshrine the altar at 1020 Main Street.
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Ceiling plaster work at the temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-145)
Two men work on custom Hondo ceiling plaster work at the temple construction site (1427 S. Main Street).
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Women and children line up for a procession (ddr-sbbt-4-12)
Women and children line up for the procession to move the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple's butsudan to 1020 Main Street. Accompanying materials state: Rev. Aoki in center (served Temple 1930-1936).
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Exterior walls and stairwell at temple construction site (ddr-sbbt-4-121)
Exterior walls and stairwell for the new temple building (1427 S. Main Street).
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Children march in a procession (ddr-sbbt-4-13)
Ochigo procession while moving the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple's butsudan to 1020 Main Street.
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Hanamatsuri-Hanamido statue (ddr-sbbt-4-172)
The Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple's Hanamatsuri-Hanamido statue.
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Partially constructed walls (ddr-sbbt-4-90)
Partially constructed interior walls at the temple construction site (1427 S. Main Street).