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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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Graduation portrait of Taiji Mashihara from Harvard (ddr-ajah-6-24)
Caption below photo: Taiji Mashihara's 1920 Harvard graduation photo. After his arrival from Japan in 1907, he lived in Alameda., CA., and attended the University of California. He moved to Boston to study dentistry and dental surgery, a rare occupation for an Issei in America. Inscription on front: T. Mashihara 1920. Inscription in Japanese on side …
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Graduation portrait of Shizuto Kawamura (ddr-ajah-6-73)
Inscription on front: Sincerely, [?] Kawamura 1929. Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura graduates from U.C. Berkeley in May 1929. He was born in Alameda, CA circa 1908.
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Group sitting at a table at San Francisco YMCA (ddr-ajah-6-939)
Caption below photo: San Francisco YMCA, where Susumu Tomine (far left) went for English lessons, circa 1939-1940. He was a kibei, born in America but educated in Japan. Her returned when he was 18 years old to live in Alameda, CA.
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Issei Men Sell Independence Day Fireworks Alameda, Ca., circa 1918-1933 (ddr-ajah-6-570)
Caption below photo: Appears to be 726-736 Central Avenue, a bungalow court with stores built in 1918. Location information courtesy Alameda historian Woody Minor.
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Three men and woman seated at a table (ddr-ajah-6-555)
Caption below photo: Isseis enjoy themselves over tea, circa 1915-1920s, probably in Oakland, CA. Likely a self portrait by Takuritsu Morita, who is at right.
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Portrait of two men (ddr-ajah-6-566)
Caption below photo: Portrait of two young Issei men, probably from Oakland,, CA., circa late 1915-early 1920s. Photo by Takuritsu Morita
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Portrait of Mataichi Ozeki in red tone (ddr-ajah-6-823)
Caption below photo: Studio portrait of Mataichi Ozeki of Alameda, CA. He was a professional photographer. He enjoyed self portraits and red toning photos, making it possible this is another of his many self portraits. The soft pointed detachable collar became more popular around 1923.
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Four girls in kimonos outside building (ddr-ajah-6-645)
Caption below photo: Young Nisei girls pose in kimonos. At far left is Asoko Motoyoshi, who was born on July 17, 1931, making this photo circa mid to late 1930s. Alameda, CA.
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Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara sitting on stairway (ddr-ajah-6-517)
Caption below photo: Sporting pigtails is Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara of Alameda, CA, on the steps of Mary Help Hall (the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Alameda), circa 1929. Nellie is about 15 years old here.
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Man holding young boy next to car (ddr-ajah-6-190)
Caption below photo: Goro Sato with his son, Kazuyoshi, Alameda, CA., circa 1940
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Little girl in striped dress (ddr-ajah-6-872)
Caption below photo: Rayko Shiota of Alameda, CA circa 1925-1926
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Portrait of Hatsuyo Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-826)
Caption below photo: Hatsuyo Ozeki, Nisei daughter of Mataichi and Akino Ozeki of Alameda, CA. She is recently back from Japan. Photo circa 1924-1925
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Takuritsu Morita and two students (ddr-ajah-6-600)
Caption below photo: Sensei Takuritsu Morita and two young students at the Official California Alameda Japanese Elementary School, at 2256 Pacific Avenue. Circa 1916-1918
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Woman holding child (ddr-ajah-6-871)
Caption below photo: Kame Shiota and daughter, Rayko, of Alameda, CA, circa 1925-1926