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Woman standing in garden in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-267)
img Woman standing in garden in kimono (ddr-ajah-6-267)
Caption below photo: Chiyoko "Harriet" Kono was the second wife of Hikotaro Harry Kono. They lived in Alameda, CA. Photo circa early to mid 1930s.
Photo and text titled: Early Alameda Pioneers Kumagoro and Machi Takagi (ddr-ajah-6-892)
img Photo and text titled: Early Alameda Pioneers Kumagoro and Machi Takagi (ddr-ajah-6-892)
Includes biographical information for Kumagoro and Machi Takagi and story of their move to Alameda
Six men and six women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-737)
img Six men and six women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-737)
Caption below photo: Six Isseis picnic with tent and lantern. Location is likely somewhere in the Alameda to Niles vicinity of the San Francisco Bay Area, circa 1910-1920s.
Alice Takakura standing in field with row of cars in background (ddr-ajah-6-119)
img Alice Takakura standing in field with row of cars in background (ddr-ajah-6-119)
Caption below photo: Carrying what could be a box camera is Alice Takakura o Alameda, CA, probably out on a picnic, circa early 1930s.
Etsuko Yoshida leaning against car (ddr-ajah-6-391)
img Etsuko Yoshida leaning against car (ddr-ajah-6-391)
Caption below photo: Etsuko "Dorothy" Yoshida of Alameda, CA, 1938
Two men by Ice delivery truck (ddr-ajah-6-411)
img Two men by Ice delivery truck (ddr-ajah-6-411)
Caption below photo: Harry Ikeda (at left) at Peterson's Ice Delivery located at 2520 Blanding, Alameda, CA. Peterson's was next door to Ikeda's Alameda Nursery. Circa 1930s
Altar at funeral home where Mataichi Ozeki's service was held (ddr-ajah-6-836)
img Altar at funeral home where Mataichi Ozeki's service was held (ddr-ajah-6-836)
Caption below photo: Inside the Smiley & Gallagher funeral home on Oak Street, Alameda, CA., where Mataichi Ozeki's service was held on July 25, 1939
Natsuko Takagi Nakatani (ddr-ajah-6-884)
img Natsuko Takagi Nakatani (ddr-ajah-6-884)
Caption below photo: Natsuko Takagi of Alameda, CA., circa 1920. She was born June 16, 1903 and later married Soichi Nakatani. She died April 15, 1992
Album page with photos of Hatsuyo Ozeki in Japan (ddr-ajah-6-811)
img Album page with photos of Hatsuyo Ozeki in Japan (ddr-ajah-6-811)
Caption below photos: Alameda Born, but raised in Japan. Photos include other family members
Woman with two children sitting on car bumper (ddr-ajah-6-103)
img Woman with two children sitting on car bumper (ddr-ajah-6-103)
Caption below photo: Alice Takakura (center) with her niece, Keiko, and her nephew, Roy. Alameda, CA, circa late 1920s-early 1930s
Portrait of Matao Koga (ddr-ajah-6-179)
img Portrait of Matao Koga (ddr-ajah-6-179)
Caption below photo: Matao Koga as a young man in Japan. He would immigrate to the United State and live in Alameda, CA., where he would eventually make a living as a Benshi, a man who would who Japanese language movies to the Japanese community in California. He was born on May 25, 1892, making this …
Three women standing outside Poston Camp school building (ddr-ajah-6-174)
img Three women standing outside Poston Camp school building (ddr-ajah-6-174)
Caption below photo: Shigeko "Cookie" Koga, center, poses with two friends who were teacher at Poston, Arizona, incarceration camp, just as she was. Cookie was from Alameda, CA. Photo circa 1942-1945
Portrait of man in uniform (ddr-ajah-6-43)
img Portrait of man in uniform (ddr-ajah-6-43)
Inscribed on front of photo: To the Tsuchiya's / Kenji Tomita. Caption below photo: Kenji Tomita of Alameda, CA. He served with the Military Intelligence Service
Three people in the snow at Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-6-683)
img Three people in the snow at Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-6-683)
Caption below photo: Japanese incarcerees play in the snow in front of the barracks, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945.
Two women playing a game in a field (ddr-ajah-6-909)
img Two women playing a game in a field (ddr-ajah-6-909)
Caption below photo: Tomoe Otsu (background) and friend play a game using bamboo sticks and tofu barrels at a picnic in Alameda, CA. April 1936
Scrapbook page with photos of Minoru Iwahashi and name card (ddr-ajah-6-908)
img Scrapbook page with photos of Minoru Iwahashi and name card (ddr-ajah-6-908)
Caption below photo: Minoru Iwahashi, of Alameda, CA poses performing track and field events. Kezar Stadium was in San Francisco, CA before it was torn down. It was home to several local colleges and the first home of the San Francisco 49ers. Photo at right June 17, 1934. Caption at top of page: "Star". Photo in …
Bento carrier and boxes (ddr-ajah-6-401)
img Bento carrier and boxes (ddr-ajah-6-401)
Caption below photo: When Uchi Date arrived in American on December 30, 1912, she brought clothing and other necessary items. But she also brought this fanciful, if somewhat cumbersome bento carrier, with 13 separate boxes to hold enough hand made Japanese food for a picnic's worth of friends. It is seen here with the front opened, …
Portrait of Akino Ozeki, hand colored (ddr-ajah-6-808)
img Portrait of Akino Ozeki, hand colored (ddr-ajah-6-808)
Caption below photo: Hand colored portrait of Akino Ozeki, Mataichi Ozeki's wife. Alameda, CA, circa 1910. Mataichi was a professional photographer and shot this photo.
Etsuko Yoshida and Kazuo Date (ddr-ajah-6-389)
img Etsuko Yoshida and Kazuo Date (ddr-ajah-6-389)
Caption below photo: Etsuko "Dorothy" Yoshida and Kazuo "Henry" Date, Alameda, CA April 1938. Etsuko would be a junior in high school. They were married April 5, 1942.
Graduation portrait of Masano Kusuda (ddr-ajah-6-19)
img Graduation portrait of Masano Kusuda (ddr-ajah-6-19)
Signed on front: Sincerely yours, Masano Kusuda June 1936. Caption below photo: Masano Kusuda graduation photo from Alameda High School, June 1936. She was born in Alameda on March 16, 1918
Graduation portrait of Kiyo Date (ddr-ajah-6-388)
img Graduation portrait of Kiyo Date (ddr-ajah-6-388)
Caption below photo: Kiyo Date of Alameda, CA. She was born in November 18, 1919. This photo is dated 1937, making it her Alameda High School Graduation. She would further her education, attending Heald Business College. Inscription on front: Sincerely Kiyoko Florence Date June 37
Portrait of Kaneo Kadonaga (ddr-ajah-6-63)
img Portrait of Kaneo Kadonaga (ddr-ajah-6-63)
Inscription on photo front: Sincerely, Kaneo Kadonaga. Caption below photo: Kaneo Kadonaga of Alameda, CA. He was born August 30, 1911, making this photo circa late 1920's or early 1930's
Young Men's Christian Association group (ddr-ajah-6-569)
img Young Men's Christian Association group (ddr-ajah-6-569)
Caption below photo: The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) at 1950 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA, circa 1915-1930s. Takuritsu Morita was living in Oakland by 1915 and by 1919, in Alameda, CA. He worked at Japanese Schools in Alameda and Mountain View until World War II. Morita is standing 3rd from right in second row.
Ferry on San Francisco Bay (ddr-ajah-6-703)
img Ferry on San Francisco Bay (ddr-ajah-6-703)
Caption below photo: The Bay City Steamship was a regular ferry on the San Francisco Bay. Mataichi Ozeki photo
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