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Man and woman standing in doorway of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-396)
Caption below photo: Chiyoko Date and her father, Hajime at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp. Note their name on the front of their barracks, number 19-3-B. They entered Topaz on September 9, 1942. The Dates were from Alameda, CA.
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George Takakura standing outside building (ddr-ajah-6-104)
Caption below photo: George Takakura of Alameda, CA. He was born on August 9, 1906. photo circa late 1920s, early 1930s
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Man sitting on fence in front of water tank and windmill (ddr-ajah-6-593)
Caption below photo: Issei man poses on a fence in Alameda, CA., in front of a water storage tank. A well is drilled and the wind turning the windmill pumps the water into the storage tank. Eventually, Alameda had water pumping stations in a few locations, but individuals had their own windmills and tank as well.
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Portrait of Mary Nakata (ddr-ajah-6-678)
Caption below photo: Mary Nakata in college. She was from Alameda, CA. Born in 1931, this photo is circa late 1940s. She would marry Kenji Tomita in 1957
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Three women and a man seated in garden (ddr-ajah-6-765)
Caption below photo: Friends gather in Alameda, CA, circa late 1940s to early 1950s. Akino and Masano were great friends, and enjoyed playing Hanafuda, a Japanese card game.
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View of Alameda-Oakland estuary (ddr-ajah-6-568)
Caption below photo: Alameda-Oakland Estuary, circa 1915-early 1930s. The view is from the Park Street Bridge looking toward the Oakland shore. The Fruitvale Bridge is in the background with the SP power plant for the electric "Red Trains" next to it. Location information courtesy Woody Minor, Alameda historian
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Two women with parasols next to large nopal cactus (ddr-ajah-6-927)
Caption below photo: Mrs. Kora and Yoshino Otsu, both of Alameda, CA. Circa 1930s.
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The Imagire Sewing School Regulations (ddr-ajah-6-129)
Caption below photo: Shizuko Imagire's sewing school regulations from her Oakland, CA location. She opened her original dress shop and sewing school in Alameda, CA and later moved to Oakland, CA. Circa late 1920s
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Hyakutaro and Yoshi Towata standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-240)
includes biographical data on Hyakutaro Towata
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Group posing on rocks by river (ddr-ajah-6-619)
Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita, far right, poses with friends. Standing in the center of the rock could be Henry Takagi. Morita may have set this photo up himself as he often enjoyed doing. While self-timers were available in this time, someone could have triggered the camera for him. 1915-1933, but more likely 1915-1919, when he …
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Rev. Joshin and Yukiko Motoyoshi sitting at banquet table (ddr-ajah-6-96)
Caption below photo: Farewell banquet for Rev. Joshin and Yukiko Motoyoshi, Buddhist Temple of Alameda social hall. The family was being transferred to the Fresno Buddhist Betsuin. The Motoyoshis served BTOA from 1932 to 1948.
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Mitsue Ozeki with mother and sisters on wedding day (ddr-ajah-6-847)
Caption below photo: On her wedding in April 18, 1947, Mitsue Ozeki poses with her mother, Akino, and her sisters, Yasue and Hatsuyo. The Ozekis were from Alameda, CA., but she was married in nearby Berkeley and this photo could have been made in either location.
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Portrait of Shuzo Takeda and his mother (ddr-ajah-6-512)
Caption below photo: At right is Shuzo Takeda, 14, just prior to leaving Japan for American. His mother is to the left. He was her eighth son. He arrived in San Francisco, CA aboard the last ship allowed to come from Japan, as laws enacted in 1924 effectively ended Japanese immigration to America
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Takuritsu Morita inside classroom (ddr-ajah-6-601)
Caption below photo: Principal and instructor Takuritsu Morita in a classroom, very probably the official California Alameda Japanese Elementary School, at 2256 Pacific Avenue. Circa 1916-1918
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Portrait of man with bicycle (ddr-ajah-6-748)
Caption below photo: A stylish Issei man poses with a bicycle for Mataichi Ozeki of Alameda, CA., circa 1910-1920s.
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Leroy Kajiwara in suit (ddr-ajah-6-68)
Caption below photo: Leroy Kajiwara of Alameda, CA. He was born around 1917, making this photo circa mid to late 1920s.
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Group of women preparing for a race at event in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-576)
Caption below photo: Issei women prepare to race, balancing a ball on a flat spoon or perhaps a shamoji without dropping it at an event held where the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team played. ATK field was on a lot adjacent to the northeast corner of McKinley Park at the end of Walnut St and Clement …
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Three men in row boat (ddr-ajah-6-625)
Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita (at right), enjoys rowing with friends, probably at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA. Circa 1915 to the mid 1920s
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Yemiko Kono standing on sidewalk (ddr-ajah-6-341)
Caption below photo: Yemiko "Emi/Amy" Kono stands in front of her family's business, Hayashi Floral, at 2305 Santa Clara Ave in Alameda, CA, circa mid 1930s.
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Takuritsu Morita sitting on tree stump (ddr-ajah-6-624)
Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita poses in one of his favorite vacation locations, Yosemite. 1915 to about the mid 1920s.
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Graduation portrait of Taiji Mashihara from Harvard (ddr-ajah-6-24)
Caption below photo: Taiji Mashihara's 1920 Harvard graduation photo. After his arrival from Japan in 1907, he lived in Alameda., CA., and attended the University of California. He moved to Boston to study dentistry and dental surgery, a rare occupation for an Issei in America. Inscription on front: T. Mashihara 1920. Inscription in Japanese on side …
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Graduation portrait of Shizuto Kawamura (ddr-ajah-6-73)
Inscription on front: Sincerely, [?] Kawamura 1929. Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura graduates from U.C. Berkeley in May 1929. He was born in Alameda, CA circa 1908.
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Group sitting at a table at San Francisco YMCA (ddr-ajah-6-939)
Caption below photo: San Francisco YMCA, where Susumu Tomine (far left) went for English lessons, circa 1939-1940. He was a kibei, born in America but educated in Japan. Her returned when he was 18 years old to live in Alameda, CA.
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Issei Men Sell Independence Day Fireworks Alameda, Ca., circa 1918-1933 (ddr-ajah-6-570)
Caption below photo: Appears to be 726-736 Central Avenue, a bungalow court with stores built in 1918. Location information courtesy Alameda historian Woody Minor.