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img Photograph of sisters, Kumiko and Sandie Saito (ddr-janm-1-139)

Black and white photograph (from left to right) of Kumiko Saito and Sandie Saito. Both are standing and Kumiko has her arms around Sandie's neck. Kumiko has a scarf around her hair tied at top. She is wearing a striped, long sleeved shirt and knee length skirt. Sandie also has scarf around her hair tied at …

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img Portrait of Japanese American family in Los Angeles (ddr-densho-242-26)

Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "Family photo Kameji Komuro - Los Angeles probably around 1925-26. Front l to r: daus. Sachiko, Shizuko, mother/wife Katsu, son Joseph, Rev. Komuro, dau. Mitsuko. Rear: dau. Miwaki Marion, brother of Kameji name unknown, dau. Nobue, and dau. Aimee."

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img Men on ship's deck (ddr-densho-15-33)

These Japanese Americans are on their way to work in the Alaskan canneries. The man lying down on the far left is Mike Hirahara. The three men closest to the camera from top to bottom are Min Kanazawa, (first name unknown) Sano, and George Nojiri.

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doc Anti-Tank Co. and the Southern France Campaign, [clippings] (ddr-csujad-1-58)

Articles on the 442nd Infantry Regiment Anti-Tank Company. The clippings are taken from unknown sources. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_06_001

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doc Parole memorandum (ddr-densho-314-5)

This memorandum gives the date that Kazuichi Takanishi was paroled from the Santa Fe Justice Department internment camp. It also states that his address is unknown since a sponsor was not identified for Takanishi before he left camp. He was paroled to Chicago, Illinois.

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img Man with horse and wagon (ddr-ajah-6-573)

Caption below photo: An Issei man poses with horse and a wagon filled with unknown plants, in front of a water storage tank, could be near the Bay Farm Island of Alameda, CA, which was a rural area at this time. Circa 1915-1933

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img Date family seated on ground at a park (ddr-ajah-6-363)

Caption below photo: Hajime Date and his wife, Uchi, pose with daughters Yuriko "Florence" (left, front), Kiyoko "Lily" and new addition Chiyoko "Mary". Location unknown, but the family was from Alameda, CA. Chiyoko was born on January 5, 1928, making this photo circa 1928-1929

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img Portrait of man (ddr-ajah-6-747)

Caption below photo: An Issei man posed in Mataichi Ozeki's photo studio at 1621 Park Street, in Alameda, CA, circa 1910-1920s. While his identity is unknown, he attended the early version of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which later became Buena Vista Methodist.

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doc "Islanders' Part In Riot At Manzanar Unknown; Dispatch Is Delayed" (ddr-densho-68-64)

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doc Part of a letter to an unknown recipient from George (ddr-densho-329-412)

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img Three women in kimono (ddr-densho-252-29)

Three women dressed in kimono, standing with a small child. (Clockwise, from left) Kazu Taketani Taniguchi, unknown Yamamura nee Taniguchi, Toru Yamamura, Shizu Tanizaki nee Taniguchi. Caption on Post-it: "Kazu Taketani T., Renzo's sister Shizu (Dad's Grandma) - her dau. Mar. Yamamura; baby = Toru Yamamura (1st son)."

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img Shikie Kihara and husband (ddr-densho-252-75)

A man in a military uniform standing next to a seated woman in a kimono in front of a building. (Left to right) Unknown Shimazu and Shikie Kihara. Caption on Post-it: "Shikie Kihara w/husb., mar[ried] ? Shimazu. Her husband was 1st one to bomb Nanking."

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img Out with the kids (ddr-densho-252-80)

(Front row, left to right) Etsuko Taniguchi and unknown son of Chioko nee Taniguchi. (Back row, left to right) Chioko nee Taniguchi, Toshie Taniguchi, Keiko Taniguchi, and Shizuka Taniguchi. Caption on Post-it: "Chioko, Toshie (Shozo's wife), Shizuka (Uncle's wife), [Toshie's children] Etsuko and Keiko, Chioko's son."

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img Group of men at table with food and drinks (ddr-ajah-3-13)

Caption below photo: A group of Niseis celebrate with food and drink, including bottle of Kist and Nehi sodas, and empty sake cups. These men were known to help at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA., but the event and date is unknown. Caption includes names

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img Five children playing yard, with man standing nearby (ddr-ajah-6-901)

Caption below photo: Front yard of Risaburo Takeda's house on 2418 Railroad Ave before it became 2419 Tilden Way. Baby loquat tree at right is quite large as of 2022. L to R: unknown, Janet Takeda, Arlene Yamashita, Karen Yamashita, Doug Takeda and Jeff Yamashita, circa 1954

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img Two portrait photographs from scrapbook (ddr-janm-1-129)

Two black and white photographs of sisters; left to right: (1) Lillian Sadae Nishioka and (2) Frances Nishioka.

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img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-341)

A family portrait photographed by "T. Akashi." It is probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_003

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img Portrait of Mary Abe's family (ddr-one-1-77)

Black and white photographic negative of Mary Abe's family posed seated in her living room. Photo portrait of an unknown man on the side table. Back row left to right: Marge Horigami, Florence "Flo" (Teshima) Anazawa, remaining unidentified . Front row left to right: May (Abe) Endo unidentified woman.

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img Portrait of Mary Abe's family (ddr-one-1-78)

Black and white photographic negative of Mary Abe's family posed seated in her living room. Photo portrait of an unknown man on the side table. Back row left to right: Marge Horigami, Florence "Flo" (Teshima) Anazawa, remaining unidentified. Front row left to right: May (Abe) Endo, unidentified woman.

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img Reed College (ddr-one-1-354)

Black and white photographic negative of Carlos Ogimi and other students sitting at drawing table working on an unknown project. Carlos is the first seated student on the right, everyone else is unidentified. This photographic negative was most likely taken at Reed College where Carlos was a student.

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doc Copy of letter from unknown writer to L.A. County draft board (ddr-densho-122-826)

Refusing to comply with the draft

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img Todd Endo and unknown neighbors at public housing in Dayton, Ohio (ddr-densho-379-418)

The children are standing in front of the Endo family's residence in public housing after release from Rohwer.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 14 (October 3, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-40)

Selected article titles: "New 'look' for PC in Los Angeles with new staff and board in charge" (p. 1), "Many P.C. readers respond" (p. 2), "JACL continuance necessary: Masaoka" (p. 4), "NCWC immigration director defends Walter-McCarran Act at Seattle confab" (p. 5), "Nisei voting bloc in Hawaii unknown" (p. 8).

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img Japanese Americans playing cards at the fire station (ddr-densho-15-59)

This is the interior of Fire Station Number 1. Left to right: (first name unknown) Hikida, unidentified, Yoshio Akada, and Mr. Sano. The fire station was one of the few buildings with a refrigerator. Mr. Sano owned the bathhouse underneath the Panama Hotel in Seattle, Washington, before World War II.

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img Three men standing in yard (ddr-ajah-6-622)

Caption below photo: At right is Takuritsu Morita. The two other are probably from Oakland, CA., where Morita lived from 1915 to about 1919. After that he lived in Alameda, CA., until 1933. The unusually dressed Issei man at left appears in other photos from Morita's albums but remains unknown.

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