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Portrait of man in pilot's uniform (ddr-ajah-6-559)
img Portrait of man in pilot's uniform (ddr-ajah-6-559)
Caption below photo: An Issei man (first generation of Japanese to settle in America) poses in his pilot's outfit. His name appears to be Azuma and he may have been from Oakland, CA. Circa 1915-1920s
Two women outside house (ddr-ajah-6-827)
img Two women outside house (ddr-ajah-6-827)
Caption below photo: Hatsuyo Ozeki (left) and Hiroko Nakata pose at what is likely the Ozeki house on 2325 Clement Ave in Alameda, CA. By 1930, Hatsuyo's father, Mataichi, moved his family to this address. She would be 27 in 1930.
View of large crowd on dock by ship with streamers taken from ship (ddr-ajah-6-595)
img View of large crowd on dock by ship with streamers taken from ship (ddr-ajah-6-595)
Caption below photo: Streamers connect departing Japanese friends and relatives aboard ship, likely in San Francisco, CA. Every person seen here appears to be Japanese. On the back of the photo: To: Mr. (Takuritsu) Morita, taken on April 17, 1926. Morita's friend must have taken this photo and sent it to him. Morita was living in …
Eight women posing for photo outside house (ddr-ajah-6-118)
img Eight women posing for photo outside house (ddr-ajah-6-118)
Caption below photo: Young Nisei women from Alameda, CA gather in the early 1930s. Individuals identified
Mary Nakata in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-697)
img Mary Nakata in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-697)
Caption on right of photo: Mary Nakata models her mother's kimono.
Uchi Date (ddr-ajah-6-379)
img Uchi Date (ddr-ajah-6-379)
Caption below photo: Uchi Date, of Alameda, CA. She was born in Japan on January 21, 1888. photo circa 1930s
Elementary School diploma for Fumiko N. Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-514)
doc Elementary School diploma for Fumiko N. Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-514)
Caption below image: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara's graduation diploma from Porter School, Alameda, CA. June 1928
Woman in kimono, seen from back (ddr-ajah-6-266)
img Woman in kimono, seen from back (ddr-ajah-6-266)
Caption below photo: Yemiko "Emi/Amy" Kono in kimono, seen from the back. Alameda, CA, circa early-mid-1930s.
Portrait of Shuzo
img Portrait of Shuzo "Bill" Takeda (ddr-ajah-6-534)
Caption below photo: Shuzo "Bill" Takeda of Alameda, CA.
Small girl (ddr-ajah-6-234)
img Small girl (ddr-ajah-6-234)
Caption below photo: Rayko Shiota of Alameda, CA circa 1925-1926
Kazuye, Fujio, Tsutomu and Yoshiharu Inouye (ddr-ajah-6-462)
img Kazuye, Fujio, Tsutomu and Yoshiharu Inouye (ddr-ajah-6-462)
Caption below photo: Sons and daughter of Kanjiro and Natsuno Inouye of Alameda, CA Circa early-mid 1920s
Waterway between Oakland and Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-707)
img Waterway between Oakland and Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-707)
Caption below photo: the Alameda-Oakland Estuary, circa 1910s-1920s
Etsuko Yoshida and Yuriko Date in kimonos (ddr-ajah-6-390)
img Etsuko Yoshida and Yuriko Date in kimonos (ddr-ajah-6-390)
Caption below photo: Etsuko Yoshida (left) and Yuriko "Lily" Date pose in kimonos for Circus Day, Likely an event held at the Buddhist Temple. Alameda, CA, June 3, 1938
Two women walking down stairs (ddr-ajah-6-535)
img Two women walking down stairs (ddr-ajah-6-535)
Caption below photo: Mrs. Teshima (left) and Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara stroll around the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939, San Francisco's third and last World's Fair. It was also the year that Nazi Germany invaded Europe. Among the items that Itahara may have noticed at the World's Fair was the German swastika flag. Teshima and Itahara …
Akino Ozeki in striped dress (ddr-ajah-6-781)
img Akino Ozeki in striped dress (ddr-ajah-6-781)
Caption below photo: Akino Ozeki in a striped, full length dress, Alameda, CA, circa 1907-1910s.
Snowy field with Heart Mountain in background (ddr-ajah-6-686)
img Snowy field with Heart Mountain in background (ddr-ajah-6-686)
Caption below photo: Heart Mountain, Wyoming in the snow, circa 1942-1945
Couple standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-53)
img Couple standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-53)
Caption below photo: Hyakutaro Towata and his wife, Yoshi, visit the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in 1945. In December of 1941, the FBI removed Hyakutaro from his home in Alameda. For months his family had no idea that he had been taken to a special prison camp in Bismarck, North Dakota. After eight months, Hyakutaro was …
Portrait of a fish (ddr-ajah-6-817)
img Portrait of a fish (ddr-ajah-6-817)
Caption below photo describes fishing equipment and fishing locations
Four portraits of Hatsuyo Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-796)
img Four portraits of Hatsuyo Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-796)
Caption below photo: Nisei Hatsuyo Ozeki poses for her father, professional photographer Mataichi Ozeki. From the Ozeki family albums. Hatsuyo was born in 1907, making this set of photos circa 1910-1911. Alameda, CA.
Tomoe Tomine singing with band (ddr-ajah-6-956)
img Tomoe Tomine singing with band (ddr-ajah-6-956)
Caption below photo: Tomoe Tomine sings at a club or restaurant, circa 1950s
Bay District YMWBA Conference 1932 (ddr-ajah-6-152)
img Bay District YMWBA Conference 1932 (ddr-ajah-6-152)
Panorama of large group posed in front of building. Caption on back: Bay Area YMWBA "1932". Stamped on back: Tsuji Photo Service, Oakland, California
Two children at Jerome Camp (ddr-ajah-6-214)
img Two children at Jerome Camp (ddr-ajah-6-214)
Caption below photo: Kiyo Sato and her brother, Kazuyoshi, in Jerome, Arkansas, 1943. Written on front: Summer 1943
Keiji Shiota and boy on tricycle (ddr-ajah-6-866)
img Keiji Shiota and boy on tricycle (ddr-ajah-6-866)
Caption: Keiji Shiota: Workin' Man. Includes biographical information on Keiji Shiota's life
Toshio Kono riding a donkey (ddr-ajah-6-340)
img Toshio Kono riding a donkey (ddr-ajah-6-340)
Caption below photo: Toshio "Osky/Ken" Kono, aboard a donkey. He was from Alameda, CA. 1935. Inscription on photo front: "Osky" 1935.
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