Inventory of the Japanese American Relocation photograph collection, 1930-1958 (bulk 1941-1946)

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Inventory of the Japanese American Relocation photograph collection, 1930-1958 (bulk 1941-1946)

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Japanese in the U.S. -- In California -- Pre-WW II and During WW II

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"The San Lorenzo Nursery Company building in Los Angeles. The company is Japanese-owned."--caption on photograph

"Fish Harbor in Terminal Island, operating base for the Japanese fishing fleet. In the background are some of the canneries."--caption on photograph

"Scene on Tuna Street, principal Japanese business artery on Terminal Island. Fishing is the big industry and all the Japanese on the island are in some way connected with it."--caption on photograph

"Typical Japanese residences on Terminal Island. Note that there are aerials on each house."--caption on photograph

"The building housing the Japanese Society and Japanese South Coast Herald, pro-American-Japanese language newspaper, located on Tuna Street on Terminal Island."--caption on photograph

"Gathered at the annual meeting of the Japanese Association. American business men were guests at the meeting held to improve relations between the Japanese and the white people. Left to right: K. Hashimoto, president of the Japanese Association; Commander K.D. Ringle, U.S. Navy; unknown; Morgan Adams, Los Angeles Harbor Commissioner; Mewoko "Yoshizumi (talking), a Nisei, acting as Toastmaster; and Judge Irving Taplin of San Pedro."--caption on photograph

"Many Japanese-Americans are engaged in agriculture on the West Coast. Here are I. Akuchi and Itoyo Minami, both Issei, working in a cauliflower field in Gardena."--caption on photograph

"Masato Yada (Nisei) wrapping flowers for delivery to wholesalers. Many Japanese-Americans are found in the flower trade in Los Angeles. They grow their own flowers and sell them on the market."--caption on photograph

"T. Sumi (Issei) cultivating a truck garden in Gardena. He uses a horse."--caption on photograph

"G. Nagano (Nisei) cultivating truck garden with tractor at Gardena. The most modern equipment is used on this farm."--caption on photograph

Japanese in the U.S. -- In California -- Pre-WW II and During WW II

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"Japanese picking chrysanthemums on the farm owned by Genichi Hirata in Montebello."--caption on photograph

"Florists purchasing flowers in the Japanese wholesale flower market in Los Angeles. The cultivation and sale of flowers attracts a good many West Coast Japanese."--caption on photograph

"George Inagaki (Nisei), Executive-Secretary of the South District Council of the Japanese-American Citizens' League, is manager of the Kitagawa Nursery. He is shown selling gardenias at the Los Angeles wholesale flower market."--caption on photograph

"Mrs. F. Kitagawa (Nisei), teacher of a Japanese kindergarten, and her class of three-year-old pupils (Sensei). The class is drinking its morning tomato juice."--caption on photograph

"A scene in one of the classrooms of the Daini Gakuen School here, where students learn to read and write the Japanese language and are taught Japanese customs. The students pictured are Nisei. In the background is Y. Yoshizumi, principal of the school, an Issei."--caption on photograph

"The Japanese Christian Church of Los Angeles, where Japanese kindergarten classes are held."--caption on photograph

"Tetsuya Tanabe (left) and his brother, Roy Tanabe, both Sensei, singing in a Japanese kindergarten as their teacher, Mrs. F. Kitagawa (Nisei), plays the piano."--caption on photograph

"Mrs. F.A. Vickland, an American, conducting a class of five-year-olds in the Japanese kindergarten school operated by the Japanese Christian Church of Los Angeles."--caption on photograph

"Afternoon tea at the home of the Dote family in Los Angeles. Left to right: Nasaichi Dote (Issei), father; Tosh Dote (Nisei), son, and Sada Dote (Issei), mother."--caption on photograph

"Japanese ladies under driers at the Ginza Beauty Salon in Los Angeles. Yoshi Muraoka, the operator, is a Nisei."--caption on photograph

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