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Portrait of Takuritsu and Toyo Morita (ddr-ajah-6-634)
Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita poses with Toyo Miyamoto Morita sometime just after their arrival in American on October 27, 1924. The just married couple would live at 2324 Clement in Alameda, CA. This portrait was likely made not long after they disembarked from their ship, the Taiyo Maru, in San Francisco, Ca.,
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Group of women outside Shizuko Imagire's sewing school (ddr-ajah-6-136)
Caption below photo: California Certified Imagire Women's Sewing School / Shizuko Imagire's first dress shop and sewing school at 1618 Park Street in Alameda, CA. Photo is of her fourth graduating class, circa 1926. She is standing front row, center.
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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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Portrait of woman (ddr-ajah-6-756)
Caption below photo: An Issei woman poses for Mataichi Ozeki at his photo studio at 1621 Park in Alameda, CA., circa 1914.
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Barracks with Heart Mountain in background (ddr-ajah-6-681)
Caption below photo: Barracks, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945
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Four women two men outside building (ddr-ajah-6-855)
Caption below photo: Mary Helm Hall (Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South) - Circa 1947
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Class photo from Porter School in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-497)
Caption below photo: Nisei Youth at Porter School.
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Group eating in backyard of house (ddr-ajah-6-767)
Caption below photo: A group enjoys watermelon, probably at the home of the Miyawakis. Before WWII, the Miyawakis lived at 1616 Oak and later at 2320 Buena Vista Ave in Alameda, CA. By the 1950s they lived at 1850 Elm. Photo circa early 1950s.