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img Two women playing a game in a field (ddr-ajah-6-909)

Caption below photo: Tomoe Otsu (background) and friend play a game using bamboo sticks and tofu barrels at a picnic in Alameda, CA. April 1936

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img Scrapbook page with photos of Minoru Iwahashi and name card (ddr-ajah-6-908)

Caption below photo: Minoru Iwahashi, of Alameda, CA poses performing track and field events. Kezar Stadium was in San Francisco, CA before it was torn down. It was home to several local colleges and the first home of the San Francisco 49ers. Photo at right June 17, 1934. Caption at top of page: "Star". Photo in …

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img Bento carrier and boxes (ddr-ajah-6-401)

Caption below photo: When Uchi Date arrived in American on December 30, 1912, she brought clothing and other necessary items. But she also brought this fanciful, if somewhat cumbersome bento carrier, with 13 separate boxes to hold enough hand made Japanese food for a picnic's worth of friends. It is seen here with the front opened, …

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img Portrait of Akino Ozeki, hand colored (ddr-ajah-6-808)

Caption below photo: Hand colored portrait of Akino Ozeki, Mataichi Ozeki's wife. Alameda, CA, circa 1910. Mataichi was a professional photographer and shot this photo.

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img Etsuko Yoshida and Kazuo Date (ddr-ajah-6-389)

Caption below photo: Etsuko "Dorothy" Yoshida and Kazuo "Henry" Date, Alameda, CA April 1938. Etsuko would be a junior in high school. They were married April 5, 1942.

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img Graduation portrait of Masano Kusuda (ddr-ajah-6-19)

Signed on front: Sincerely yours, Masano Kusuda June 1936. Caption below photo: Masano Kusuda graduation photo from Alameda High School, June 1936. She was born in Alameda on March 16, 1918

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img Graduation portrait of Kiyo Date (ddr-ajah-6-388)

Caption below photo: Kiyo Date of Alameda, CA. She was born in November 18, 1919. This photo is dated 1937, making it her Alameda High School Graduation. She would further her education, attending Heald Business College. Inscription on front: Sincerely Kiyoko Florence Date June 37

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img Portrait of Kaneo Kadonaga (ddr-ajah-6-63)

Inscription on photo front: Sincerely, Kaneo Kadonaga. Caption below photo: Kaneo Kadonaga of Alameda, CA. He was born August 30, 1911, making this photo circa late 1920's or early 1930's

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img Young Men's Christian Association group (ddr-ajah-6-569)

Caption below photo: The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) at 1950 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA, circa 1915-1930s. Takuritsu Morita was living in Oakland by 1915 and by 1919, in Alameda, CA. He worked at Japanese Schools in Alameda and Mountain View until World War II. Morita is standing 3rd from right in second row.

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img Ferry on San Francisco Bay (ddr-ajah-6-703)

Caption below photo: The Bay City Steamship was a regular ferry on the San Francisco Bay. Mataichi Ozeki photo

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img Five trophies given to Takuritsu Morita (ddr-ajah-6-616)

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img Sueno Yaniwa Nakata (ddr-ajah-6-679)

Caption below photo: Sueno Yaniwa Nakata. She was born in October 1963 in Japan and married Toyotaro Nakata. She is Buichi Nakata's mother. Buichi is Florence Nakata Omori's father. Circa 1940s

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img Mataichi Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-798)

Caption below photo: Mataichi Ozeki of Alameda, CA. Here is he poses for a portrait, perhaps in the Oakland-Berkeley vicinity, circa 1910-1920s. It's not out of the realm of possibilities that his is a self portrait, which he was fond of doing.

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img Yemiko "Emi/Amy" Kono standing on sidewalk outside travel agency (ddr-ajah-6-259)

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img Three men and woman sitting at a table eating (ddr-ajah-6-556)

Caption below photo: Isseis enjoy a meal, probably in Oakland, CA. Likely a self portrait by Takuritsu Morita, who is at right. Circa 1915-early 1920s

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img Portrait of Akamatsu Family (ddr-ajah-6-356)

Includes biographical data for Norichika Akamatsu

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img Portrait of Mataichi Ozeki in suit (ddr-ajah-6-777)

Caption below photo: Portrait of Mataichi Ozeki of Alameda, CA. Circa 1910-1915.

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img Chizu Kanda standing in yard (ddr-ajah-6-110)

Caption below photo: Chizu Kanda poses near McKinley Park, in Alameda, CA. She was born on September 9, 1917, making this photo circa mid 1920s. In the 1920 census, she was living at 2322 Clement in Alameda, CA.

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img Takuritsu Morita and three unidentified men outside house (ddr-ajah-6-629)

Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita, far left, of Oakland and later, Alameda, CA. 1915-1933, but likely 1915-1920s

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img Boats with lanterns on estuary (ddr-ajah-6-708)

Caption below photo: While this photo may not be of power boars, it's clear that boat owners in the Alameda estuary were enamored with asian lanterns as decorative items to attract attention and enjoy. Alameda, CA., circa 1910s-1920s. Includes clipping about power boat launce form April 21, 1910

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img Man fishing (ddr-ajah-6-731)

Caption below photo: an Issei man fishes in the surf, probably near Alameda, CA., circa 1910-1920s.

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img Portrait of woman (ddr-ajah-6-563)

Caption below photo: Portrait of an Issei woman, probably from Oakland, CA. Photo by Takuritsu Morita, 1915-early 1920s

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img Portrait of two girls (ddr-ajah-6-821)

Caption below photo: Mitsue Ozeki, at right poses with sister Yasue Ozeki, likely in their home in Alameda, CA. Mitsi was born in 1915, making this photo circa 1920 Her father, Mataichi Ozeki, was a professional photographer and made this photo. He was adept at making photos with window light, an uncommon practice at the time …

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