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img Outdoor Games (ddr-one-1-701)

Black and white photographic negative of three unidentified Nisei men stating a race in an open field. Spectators watch on from behind.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade Float- Vancouver, Washington Cenaqua (ddr-one-1-161)

Color slide of a Rose Festival Parade float driving down W Burnside in front of the Shoreline Hotel and Anchor Inn. The float depicts a carousel with women in pink dresses and silver sequin sitting around the edge. One woman is holding a blue ribbon. The side of the float reads "1950-1825 Vancouver WN, Cenaqua". The …

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img Nisei at Epworth United Methodist Church (ddr-one-1-326)

Black and white photographic negative of Nisei women at Epworth United Methodist Church rolling up newspapers, possibly during the Northwest Methodist Rally. From left to right: Martha (Kondo) Miyasaki, Miriam (Koyama) Kiso, Grace (Sakano) Robbs, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, unidentified, and Masae "Elsie" (Morita) Onishi. For print please see ONLC 3145 (ddr-one-1-327).

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img Northwest Methodist Rally Portland (ddr-one-1-324)

Black and white photographic negative of the attendees of the Northwest Methodist Rally in Portland on November 23-25, 1951. Inscription on photograph reads "Northwest methodis Rally Portland Nov. 23-". The group is posed in front of the old Epworth Methodist Church building. Front row left to right starting third from left: Rupert Fujii, Shig Tada, and …

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img Unidentified Nisei Model (ddr-one-1-669)

Black and white photographic negative of a Nisei model posing at a distance against a railing along a walkway with a view of Puget Sound.

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-268)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers posing for the camera at Obon. Second to the left is Hisako (Onishi) Saito. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 37 "U.S. National Bank" (ddr-one-1-174)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 37 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd outside the Shoreline Hotel, Anchor Inn, and Sailors Union of the Pacific. The float is orange and red with a gray elephant made of flowers standing on its hind legs. Five women ride on the float holding yellow flowers …

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img Frank Hirahara pulling rope (ddr-one-1-570)

Black and white photographic negative of Frank Hirahara pulling a pulley rope of a sign.

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-271)

Black and white photographic negative of unidentified male Obon dancers performing in front of audience. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-305)

Black and white photographic negative of small audience watching the Obon dance rehearsal inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Fifth from the right standing up in back row of the audience is Larry Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider …

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img At the Beach (ddr-one-1-611)

Black and white photographic negative of Rose Haruye (Muramatsu) Ouchida standing on the beach with her hands on her hips.

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img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-52)

Color slide of procession in front of US Customs House in Northwest Portland. Procession led by a color guard of Boy Scouts, carrying the United States flag and the Buddhist flag. Women in kimonos or yukatas follow, then black vehicles with flowers on top, then the Chigo "children's" procession. From left to right: Kenneth "Kenny" Yasutome, …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-227)

Black and white photographic negative of two Obon dancers performing in front of crowd. From left to right: Carol (Murahashi) Asakawa, Phyllis Midori (Ando) Muramatsu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. This image was taken at Holladay Park …

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img Misty (Kiyomura) Takeoka (ddr-one-1-732)

Black and white photographic negative of Misty (Kiyomura) Takeoka modeling inside the Oregon Camera Club's studio. She is sitting against a black backdrop smiling slightly with her hands in her lap.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 32 "First Prom" (ddr-one-1-530)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 32 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd outside the Blue Eagle Café on the corner of NW Second Ave. The float has four women standing inside large oversized prom skirts made of flowers. The front of the float reads "PGE" and has a small yellow sign …

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img Lotus Bazaar (ddr-one-1-604)

Black and white photographic negative of Yonezo Fujii watching Mabel (Maekawa) Ota play a game at the Oregon Buddhist Church's (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple) Annual Lotus Bazaar.

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img Wedding of Sam Sakamoto and Hanaye (Fujiwara) Sakamoto (ddr-one-1-37)

Original black and white photographic print of wedding attendants, standing in a receiving line. Left to right: Yoichi "Jack" Nomi, Lilly (Kobayashi) Irinaga, Keso Kuwahara, and Tamaye (Fujiwara) Nomi.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 6 "Sunday Excursion" (ddr-one-1-547)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 6 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd has gathered outside the Chinese Medicine Co building and Dr. Geo Chan's office. The float is that of a large Paddle Steamer made of pink and red flowers. The paddle wheel reads "Pacific Power" on the side. A man …

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img Lunch Break (ddr-one-1-690)

Black and white photographic negative of five unidentified Japanese Americans (four women and one man) sitting at a table with a box in front of them.

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img Picnic (ddr-one-1-698)

Black and white photographic negative of two unidentified Nisei men laying on tatami mats outside eating food off plates in the center of the mat.

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img Mt. Hood Lookout Point (ddr-one-1-584)

Black and white photographic print of a lookout point over downtown Portland that shows Mt. Hood in the distance. For print please see ONLC 4642 (ddr-one-1-_____)

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img Cart (ddr-one-1-632)

Black and white photographic negative of a cart with dirt covering the wheels.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- Cowboy (ddr-one-1-485)

Color slide of a Mexican style cowboy riding a black horse down W. Burnside past a crowd gathered on the bridge where NW First Ave runs under the Burnside Bridge. The man is dressed in a black hat and tan and pink suit. Horse looking head on at the camera. The Portland Rose Festival Parade is …

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img Three men on street (ddr-one-1-568)

Original photographic print of three men standing outside on the sidewalk next to a large street. There are signs in background for local businesses. Man on far left identified as Hugh Kasai.

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img Welding (ddr-one-1-442)

Color slide of an unidentified man wearing a welding helmet and holding tools. Appears to be working on repairing a piece of machinery. According to donor processed on June 20, 1951.

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