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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 Hatsuyo Ozeki in carriage with unidentified girl (ddr-ajah-6-793)

Caption below photo: Hatsuyo Ozeki, of Alameda, CA., and a Caucasian friend, possible related to William and Alfreda Mohr, of Mt Eden-Hayward, where this photo was likely taken, circa 1908.

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img Portrait of Goro Sato (ddr-ajah-6-181)

Caption below photo: Goro Sato of Alameda, CA, circa 1930s. He was born in Alameda in 1907, sent to Japan as an infant to be raised (Kibei) and returned to his parent's home in Alameda as an 11 year old.

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img Two boys standing on running board of car (ddr-ajah-6-38)

Caption below photo: Shigeyo (left) and brother Kenji Tomita, with the family car. Alameda, CA. circa late 1920s

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img Two young women in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-459)

Caption below photo: ?? Kazuye Inouye of Alameda, CA. Circa early 1920s

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img Group of three women and three men (ddr-ajah-6-782)

Caption below photo: Happily posing at upper right is Mataichi Ozeki. His wife, Akino, rarely smiled for photos. Circa 1907-110s., Alameda, CA.

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img Two girls in kimonos (ddr-ajah-6-205)

Caption below photo: Alice Takahashi (left) and Misao Sato pose in their kimonos in Alameda, CA, 1954

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img Sign in window of Shizuko Imagire's Shop and Sewing School, in English and Japanese (ddr-ajah-6-134)

Caption below photo: Outdoor sign from Shizuko Imagire's first dress shop and sewing school in Alameda, CA. circa 1925. Translation: California Certified Imagire Women's Sewing School

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img Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-513)

Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, age 13, in 1927. Born in Alameda, CA., this photo commemorates her first visit to Japan.

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doc Uchi Date's Bento Carrier and Boxes (ddr-ajah-6-398)

Document with photo and story of elaborate bento box owned by Uchi Date

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img Portrait of four men in traditional dress taken in Japan (ddr-ajah-6-150)

Yoshitoshi Aoyagi standing on right

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img Tsutomu Inouye with camera (ddr-ajah-6-468)

Caption below photo: Tsutomu Inouye of Alameda, CA with what looks like a Kodak Brownie camera, circa early 1920s

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img Three girls standing in yard (ddr-ajah-6-644)

Caption below photo: At center if Merika Motoyoshi, daughter of Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi of the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA. She was born on December 16, 1928, making this photo a few years after 1932 as Joshin was the minister there from 1922 to 1948.

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img Page printed with Yokohama Cleaners, with three photos of John Yoshino (ddr-ajah-6-277)

Caption includes biographical information about John Yoshino

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img Woman with flower arrangements inside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-397)

Caption below photo: Posing inside Date Florist on Grand Avenue in Oakland, CA is Kiyoko Date Abe, circa 1953-1959. Her parents, Hajime and Uchi Date, had returned to California after World War II ended and wanted to start their florist business again. Their son, Akira, found a shop for sale, this time in Oakland. The shop …

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img Group of men posing for photo (ddr-ajah-6-223)

Caption below photo: Directors and Block Leaders, Jerome, Arkansas, circa 1943-1944. Top row, far left is Goro Sato of Alameda, CA.

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img Portrait of couple with two children (ddr-ajah-6-39)

Caption on right includes biographical data for Katsushige and Haruno Tomita

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img Portrait of Yosh Nakagawa (ddr-ajah-6-97)

Inscription on front: To a sweet girl "Tohzo" / Most Sincerely your Yosh Nakagawa. Caption below photo: Yosh Nakagawa of Alameda, CA

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img Family in the backyard of Goro and Kimiko Sato's house (ddr-ajah-6-197)

Caption below photo: Backyard of the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA. The family is growing vegetables in their backyard. The home was purchased in 1947, photo circa 1947-1948

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