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img Portrait of wedding party (ddr-ajah-6-185)

Caption below photo: Goro Sato marries Kimiko Nakayama in Alameda, CA. In 1936, she was living in Decoto, some 24 miles to the south, November 272, 1936.

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img Takuritsu and Toyo Morita on board ship (ddr-ajah-6-635)

Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita arrived in American in 1915. He returned to Japan in 1924 to marry Toyo Miyamoto. The Moritas are seen here aboard the Taiyo Maru on October 27, 1924. The married couple would live at 2324 Clement in Alameda, CA.

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img Copy of front and back of "The Japanese American Creed" (ddr-ajah-6-278)

Inscription on front: To Ikuko with Thanks and signed by Mike Masaoka. Written on back: Read over Station KROW in Oakland by myself - October 1941 and signed by Mr. Mike Masaoka. Ikuko Takano.

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img Crowd playing a ball game at community event (ddr-ajah-6-742)

Caption below photo: a game of throwing a ball into a basket draws a crowd at a Japanese community event. Location is likely somewhere in the Alameda to Niles vicinity of the San Francisco Bay Area, circa 1910-1920s

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img Boxes from Uchi Date's Bento carrier (ddr-ajah-6-399)

Caption below photo: Uchi Date's stackable bento boxes, without the outer box to carry all of these smaller boxes together. She brought it with her from Japan in 1912. Uchi lived with her husband, Hajime, in Alameda, CA.

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doc Certificate of Promotion at Porter School for Fumiko Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-503)

Caption below photo: Porter School Certificate of Promotion, Alameda, CA. Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara June 18, 1920

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img Group at a picnic while collecting fiddlehead ferns captioned: Searching for the elusive Warabi (ddr-ajah-6-720)

Includes background on harvesting wild fiddleheads in the Japanese community

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img Boys playing on swings (ddr-ajah-6-740)

Caption below photo: Nisei boys play on a swing in Alameda, CA., circa 1910-1930s. The white house in the background is 2327 Buena Vista Avenue. A few years after World War II ended, it would become the home of Bill Takeda and Nellie Itahara.

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img Three boys (ddr-ajah-6-358)

Caption below photo: Young Nisei boys Robert (left) and Shunji (No Suggestions), pose with Kazuo "Henry" Date. The Akamatsus and Dates were from Alameda, CA. Kaz was born March 23, 1917 making this photo mid-1920's

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img Five girls playing in yard (ddr-ajah-6-36)

Caption on right of photo: Backyard Fun / The three Nakata sisters and their friends enjoy themselves on a backyard slide. They are the daughter of Buichi Nakata and Chizuye Katow Nakata. Top to bottom: Dorothy Nakata / Florence Nakata / Lily Kato / Michi Fujikawa / May 18, 1938 in Alameda, CA. Girl on swing: …

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img Dresses on display inside Shizuko Imagire's shop and sewing school (ddr-ajah-6-138)

Caption below photo: Shizuko Imagire's dress shop and sewing school Oakland, CA. Her first location was across the Oakland Estuary, in Alameda. She held exhibits of her student's work inside her stores. July 2, 1939. Inscription on photo front: Imagire Sewing Class Tenth Exhibit 7-2-1939

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img Three children and a woman sitting on steps with Easter baskets (ddr-ajah-6-903)

Caption below photo: Dianne (left front), Doug and Janet Takeda sit on the steps of Risaburo Takeda's house at 2418 Railroad Ave in Alameda, CA., before it became 2419 Tilden Way, circa 1954. Woman at back is a friend of Hawaii.

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img Portrait of Miyoshi Wada (ddr-ajah-6-967)

Caption below photo: Miyoshi Wada of Alameda, CA, circa mid 1930s. Inscription on photo front: Dear Tomo, Love, Miyo

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img Two children standing in field (ddr-ajah-6-869)

Caption below photo: Rayko Shiota (at left) of Alameda, CA., with a friend. Photo could be in the Oakland Hills, Circa 1923-1924

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img Sato family at Jerome Camp (ddr-ajah-6-215)

Caption below photo: The Sato families of Alameda, CA., in Jerome Arkansas, January 1943. Kimiko was married to Goro, Etsuko was married to Toshio. Goro and Toshio are brothers. Written on photo front: Jan. 1943

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img Document with photo and clippings titled "Building the World of Tomorrow" (ddr-ajah-6-437)

Document with clippings and photo of Mitsuru Ikeda in graduation robes. Caption on page: Mitsuru Ikeda graduates high school while incarcerated in Amache, Colorado in January, Colorado in January 1945. He was born on June 14, 1927 in Alameda, CA.

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img Photo of Topaz camp, take from above (ddr-ajah-6-145)

Inscription below photo front: Central Utah Reloc. Center Topaz, Utah 1944. Inscription on back in Japanese. Note on page: Kanji translation on the back of the photo: to M/M Tomine and Mr. Otsu, New Year Greetings - From Yoshioka family

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img Keiji Shiota with children sitting in field (ddr-ajah-6-870)

Caption below photo: Rayko, left, born February 5, 1922, father Keiji Shiota and Shuzo, born May 30, 1923. Photo circa 1923. The Shiotas are from Alameda, CA.

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img Man in baseball uniform (ddr-ajah-6-58)

Photo framed in a heart. Caption below photo: Non Iwahashi. Alameda Taiiku kai baseball team, circa 1930s

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img Two children standing in field (ddr-ajah-6-231)

Caption below photo: Rayko Shiota (at left) of Alameda, CA., with a friend. Photo could be in the Oakland Hills, circa 1923-1924

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img Boy with bicycle on sidewalk (ddr-ajah-6-456)

Caption below photo: The bicycle is too big for Yoshiharu Inouye Alameda, CA., circa 1920. His parents were Kanjiro and Natsuno Inouye

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doc Phot and text titled: The Faceless Monks of Emptyness (ddr-ajah-6-354)

Photos and history of Komuso monks. Ineko Takano in costume.

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img Group clearing trees (ddr-ajah-6-219)

Caption below photo: Clearing land outside of the camp confines. They probably used the wood to heat their barracks. Jerome, Arkansas, November 1943. Written on photo front: Nov. 43

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img Two copies of funeral photo for Yamamoto, one version including individuals identified (ddr-ajah-6-971)

Photo damaged

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img Portrait of Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-524)

Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara of Alameda, CA. Tsuji Photo Studio of nearby Oakland used Rembrandt lighting to create this portrait. Circa 1932

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