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img Doug and Takiye Kondo standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-160)

Inscription on front: Douglas and grandmother Gila Relocation Center Arizona, U.S.A. 1944. Caption above photo: Doug Kondo poses with his grandmother, Takiye Kondo in Gila River, AZ, 1944. This is the only photo that is known to exist of the Takiye, who was a well respected midwife in her hometown of Alameda, CA before World War …

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img Group at roadside picnic (ddr-ajah-6-729)

Caption below photo: Isseis picnic and cook with fire right on the ground with a cast iron pan, forks and two cars (second is a Chevrolet). Location is likely somewhere in the Alameda to Niles vicinity of the San Francisco Bay Area, circa 1910-1920s

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img Portraits of young men and women in fashionable clothing (ddr-ajah-6-749)

Document titled: Issei Style. Includes analysis of fashion from the era

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img Group photo at Mitsue Ozeki and Motoki Yatabe's wedding (ddr-ajah-6-849)

Caption below photo: Mitsue Ozeki (center, in light top skirt) marries Motoki Yatabe (behind Mitsi's shoulder in pinstripes) with family and friends in Alameda, CA.

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img Detail of boxes from Uchi Date's Bento carrier (ddr-ajah-6-400)

Caption below photo: Uchi Date's stackable bento boxes, without the carry box. She brought it with her from Japan in 1912. She lived in Alameda, CA.

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img Photo of Japanese military ship with inscription in Japanese (ddr-ajah-6-596)

Caption below photo with translation: Translation: 1st Annual Preservation of "Mikasa" Nov 12, 1927 "Mikasa" Preservation Association. Left side kanji: This fight is vital, so try to do you best by Heihachiro Togo (famous general) Right side kanji: This is the poem about ready to fight the enemy.

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img Man resting under trees (ddr-ajah-6-586)

Caption below photo: An Issei man rests after hand picking Cantaloupes. He was working the Turlock vicinity of the Central Valley of California and likely came from Oakland, CA. 1922

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doc Document with photos, clippings and documents related to Shizuko Imagire's life and professional development (ddr-ajah-6-143)

Titled Imagire Gowns

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img Tomoshige Nakata family outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-692)

Caption below photo: Nakata family, originally of Alameda, CA at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. By WWII, the family was living in Palo Alto, CA. Block 2315 F circa 1942-1945

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img Woman standing outside house (ddr-ajah-6-86)

Caption below photo: Yukiko Motoyoshi at the minister's residence next to the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA. She is the spouse of Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi. circa 1932-1941

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img Five people outside house in Alameda after Kimiko Nakayama and Goro Sato's wedding (ddr-ajah-6-183)

Caption below photo: L to R: Yoshino Sato of Oakland, Toshio Sato, Mary Kondo, and ? Pose on Buena Vista Avenue in Alameda, CA. Goro marries Kimiko Nakayama, November 22, 1936 in Alameda

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img Photos and story of Mataichi Ozeki's work as a photographer (ddr-ajah-6-860)

Includes description of items in photo of Ozeki's office and advertisement for his business

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img Takuritsu Morita next to sculpture (ddr-ajah-6-621)

Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita poses with a favorite sculpture, Rodin's Thinker. This is probably Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, where one of the more than 20 castings of The Thinker exist. Morita first is Oakland from 1915, the Alameda from about 1919 before moving to Mountain View in 1933. This portrait is more …

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img Mataichi Ozeki with two friends (ddr-ajah-6-788)

Caption below photo: Mataichi Ozeki, far right, poses with two Issei friends who often appear in his family photo albums. All are wearing detachable collars. Alameda, CA., circa 1907-1910s

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img Kazuye "Kay" Inouye in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-458)

Caption below photo: Kazuye "Kay" Inouye in Alameda, CA. Circa early 1930s

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img Group of adults and children outside house (ddr-ajah-6-455)

Caption above photo: Alameda, CA Issei mothers and their Nisei children, circa 1918-1920

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img Hajime Date (ddr-ajah-6-376)

Caption below photo: Hajime Date, of Alameda, CA. He was born in japan on December 27, 1878. photo circa 1930s

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img Photo of Harry Kono on stairway and text of biographical data about Harry Kono (ddr-ajah-6-335)

Caption below photo: Hikotaro "Harry" Kono in Alameda, CA, circa 1930s. Inscription on photo front: To Babu Harry K. Kono

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img Group at picnic in backyard (ddr-ajah-6-199)

Caption below photo: Backyard picnic at the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA, circa 1951

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img Alien Land Ownership-Guardian record (ddr-ajah-6-449)

Listing Yosuyo and Mitsuru Ikeda as owners of property. Caption below photo: California, U.S. Alien Land Ownership Records, 1921-1952 for Yasuyo Ikeda

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img Yasuyo "Frances" Ikeda with bridesmaids (ddr-ajah-6-447)

Caption below photo: August 3, 1947, wedding party for Frances Yasuyo Ikeda. She married Yasuharu Koike. Yasu's younger sister, Hiyoye is at left, Elly Nomura is at right.

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img Woman standing in garden (ddr-ajah-6-17)

Caption below photo: Posing for a portrait is Tame Kido, wife to Shuzo and mother of Haruko "Spring" Kido. An Issei woman, her family lived at 2512 Blanding Ave. This photo could have been shot there. Tame was born in 1887 and died November 17, 1965. Photo circa 1920s-1930s.

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img Yuriko Date (ddr-ajah-6-380)

Caption below photo: Yuriko Date, of Alameda, CA., in a coat and hat, circa late 1930s

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img Stereo photo of Mataichi Ozeki reading (ddr-ajah-6-814)

Caption below photo: Stereo photo by Mataichi Ozeki of Alameda, CA. He owned a Kodak Stereo One camera. This is one of many self portraits he made. Note his photo albums on the table in the foreground. The books in the cabinet are Japanese. His daughter's portrait is above his head. photo circa 1917-1920s.

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img Woman standing outside house (ddr-ajah-6-648)

Caption below photo: Yukiko Motoyoshi, spouse of Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi, at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA., circa 1932-1941

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