Finding aid for the William Mason photographs of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles 7082
Bo Doub, with the help of students from CORE 450 ("Los Angeles: A Polymathic Inquiry"): Neysa Sanghavi, Emma Masterson, Isabela
Hoban, Rachel Solomon, Hannah Mulroe, Ollie Bentley, Tejas Ramdas, Mimi Tran Zambetti, Hanna Fasholtz, Kai MaClean, Chan Woo
Hwang, and Kali DeCambra
USC Libraries Special Collections
2019 January
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: William Mason photographs of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
creator:
Mason, William M., 1930-
Identifier/Call Number: 7082
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1963-1968
Abstract: The William Mason photographs of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles comprise aprroximately 500 negatives and 162 photographic prints
showing the streets and people of Little Tokyo between 1963 and 1968. William M. Mason (1931-2000) was a long-time curator
of Southern California history at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Mason was an expert on the multi-ethnic
history of Los Angeles who did much to highlight the role of different ethnic groups in shaping the city's development in
the nineteenth century and beyond. He curated several special museum exhibitions to illustrate Los Angeles' multi-ethnic character,
among them "The Blacks of Los Angeles," "The Japanese of Los Angeles," and "The Chinese of Los Angeles." He also had a passion
for photography and spent many happy hours wandering the streets of L.A. with his camera, talking to people, and documenting
the city's ethnic enclaves. One such enclave, Little Tokyo, is now home to the largest Japanese-American population in the
United States. Founded around the beginning of the twentieth century and developed in part because of discriminatory laws
that limited where Japanese Americans could live and work, the neighborhood became a dynamic economic and cultural hub. The
photographs in this collection include street scenes, shots from at least one Nisei Week Japanese Festival, and striking portraits
of women in traditional Japanese dress. A predominant subject of these photographs is Little Tokyo's businesses and commercial
activity, including images of storefronts, signage, and construction work. These photographs offer valuable documentation
of the mid-1960s appearance of this ethnic enclave which -- like much of Los Angeles -- has changed tremendously over the
past half-century.
Biographical / Historical
William M. Mason (1931-2000) was a long-time curator of Southern California history at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural
History. Mason was an expert on the multi-ethnic history of Los Angeles who did much to highlight the role of different ethnic
groups in shaping the city's development in the nineteenth century and beyond. He curated several special museum exhibitions
to illustrate Los Angeles' multi-ethnic character, among them "The Blacks of Los Angeles," "The Japanese of Los Angeles,"
and "The Chinese of Los Angeles." He also had a passion for photography and spent many happy hours wandering the streets of
L.A. with his camera, talking to people, and documenting the city's ethnic enclaves.
Founded around the beginning of the twentieth century, Little Tokyo is now home to the largest Japanese-American population
in the United States. Although it developed in part because of discriminatory laws that limited where Japanese Americans could
live and work, the neighborhood became a dynamic economic and cultural hub. By 1941, there were approximately 30,000 Japanese
Americans living in Little Tokyo. After most of its residents were incarcerated during World War II, the neighborhood filled
with other ethnic groups seeking affordable housing. After the war, old residents returned, and Little Tokyo was revived as
a hub of the Japanese American community--though it remained more diverse than it was before the war.
Content Description
The William Mason photographs of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles comprise aprroximately 500 negatives showing the streets and people
of Little Tokyo between 1963 and 1968. Additional copies, in the form of snapshot-sized prints, accompany 162 of the negatives
in the collection. Almost every print has a penciled caption by the photographer on the back, providing the exact location
(including cross streets) of the shot and/or the names of people photographed. A small number of the photographs in this collection
picture parts of Los Angeles outside of Little Tokyo, such as Echo Park, "Bel Air Museum," and Elysian Park.
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Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], William Mason photographs of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Collection no. 7082, Regional History
Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Johnson Rare Books and Archives, January 2, 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archival resources
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs
Mason, William M., 1930- -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 9
"10/11/65" envelope
circa 1965
Scope and Contents
38 negatives.
Box 1, Folder 20
1965
Scope and Contents
13 negatives
Box 1, Folder 23
1966
Scope and Contents
12 negatives
Box 1, Folder 17
25th Nisei Week parade-1965 / Ward's Ice Cream parlor - Echo Park (Sunset & Logan)
1965
General
Also labeled on sleeve: "Hank Kwan at Vermont & 30th / Steve - Molokan bartender at Eigiku / Dimna Margot Treviño & Claire"
Scope and Contents
20 negatives
Box 1, Folder 10
"29" Kodak envelope
undated
Scope and Contents
33 negatives
Box 1, Folder 22
3 shots from roof of Taul building (later Uyeda building)
circa 1966
General
Also labeled on sleeve: "1 of Hirohati [possibly Hirohito] General Insurance on 1st St., near Central / one of Junko Maruya
in Kashu Mainichi Sales office, 1st and Moline Alley."
Scope and Contents
5 negatives
Box 1, Folder 11
"58" Kodak envelope
undated
Scope and Contents
58 negatives
Box 1, Folder 8
"Dec., 1966" Kodak envelope
1964, undated
General
Most of the negatives in this folder are undated and undescribed. However, two strips of negatives (comprising four frames
in all) were found in their own separate sleeve within the Kodak envelope. This separate sleeve is labeled "1964 / Aloha Saimin
/ 1st & San Pedro / Ruth, mother & dad."
Box 1, Folder 15
Edamatsu / Kouchi / Jimbo
1965
Scope and Contents
30 negatives (6 strips)
Box 1, Folder 16
Field trip to Elysian Park, including graffiti / 9th & San Pedro, Little Tokyo and RR Yards / Museum
undated
Scope and Contents
48 negatives
Box 1, Folder 24
June Choy
1965
Scope and Contents
6 negatives
Box 1, Folder 13
L'il Tokyo / Japanese Garden in Bel Air Museum / Megumi Middleton
1965
Scope and Contents
40 negatives (8 strips)
Box 1, Folder 7
Little Tokyo, Bobbie Yasuko, Echo Park
1967-06
Box 1, Folder 18
North side of 300 block of E. 1st St. / Larry Emme
circa 1966 December
Scope and Contents
24 negatives
Box 1, Folder 19
Roof-top views; Miyako demolition; Su-chan at Shirayuki; Sunset & Lemoyne
circa 1967
Scope and Contents
27 negatives
Box 1, Folder 14
Sachiko Rushing, Sawako Bell, Megumi Middleton, Ken Tanigawa (of Azuma)
1965
Scope and Contents
37 negatives (7 strips)
Box 1, Folder 26
Sawako Bell in Kimono / Keiko Sakihara
undated
Scope and Contents
6 negatives
Box 1, Folder 25
Scott Kurihara / Rumiko
undated
Scope and Contents
6 negatives
Box 1, Folder 12
Shigeta Jimbo, Eddie Kouchi, and Su-chan
circa 1967
General
Shigeta Jimbo and Eddie Kouchi at Eddie's rom in Pacific Hotel -- also in front of a nomiya (Matsuno?) woman (Su-chan) at
[illegible] of Shirayaki.
Scope and Contents
6 negatives (1 strip)
Box 1, Folder 21
Su-Chan & friend / Sally Stewart / June Choy
undated
Scope and Contents
4 negatives
Box 1, Folder 27
Union Church, 1st & San Pedro / Garage - 2nd & San Pedro / Nichibei Securities - 2nd & San Pedro / Ann Suleiman's Borobudur
- 6th & Western
circa 1966
Scope and Contents
5 negatives
Box 1, Folder 28
Unlabeled negatives
undated
Scope and Contents
59 negatives in 8 unlabeled sleeves.
Prints
Processing Information
The titles of the item-level records in this series come from the handwritten captions that Mason wrote on the back of each
print. Students from the 2018-2019 CORE 450 (Los Angeles: A Polymathic Inquiry) class authored the "General" notes for records
in this series. The General notes contain the students' descriptions of objects, people, and places featured in each image.
Box 1, Folder 1-3
Black and white prints (from House of Spirits envelope)
Scope and Contents
94 prints.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 1
200 block of east 1 st St. looking east
1965-06
General
Pictured: Chop Suey
Box 1, Folder 1, page 1
1st and Weller
1965-06
General
Pictured: a hotel, an import store, "rafushoten"
Box 1, Folder 1, page 1
South side of East 1st St. looking toward Central Ave.
1965-08-10
General
Entrance to the first street autopark
Box 1, Folder 1, page 1
Mikko Taka appeared with Marlon Brando in "Sayonara", and in "Walk Don't Run" with Cary Grant
1965-10-01-1965-10-03
General
Actress Mikko Taka in 25th annual Nisei Festival parade
Box 1, Folder 1, page 2
East on E. 2nd St. near San Pedro St.
1967-06
General
Pictured: the Alan Hotel - where alleged attempted assassination of Jimmy Carter occurred in May 1979
Box 1, Folder 1, page 2
North side of east 1st St., near Central Ave
1965-08-10
General
Nisei Week Festival August featuring Chop Suey
Box 1, Folder 1, page 2
[Nisei Week Festival]
1965-10
Box 1, Folder 1, page 2
South side of 1st St., from Central Ave.
1965-08-10
General
Pictured: Nisei Trading Company and Rafubussan Company
Box 1, Folder 1, page 3
[Nisei Week Queen - Carol Ann Kunitsugu - Orange County]
1965-10
General
This photo was taken at the same intersection as some of the other photos from the same envelope.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 3
Chako (Sawaka Bell - Satsuki)
1965-08
General
Standing in front of a brick wall
Box 1, Folder 1, page 3
Sachiko Rushing
1965
General
Standing in front of a parking lot
Box 1, Folder 1, page 3
Yukiko (chieko)
1965
General
Standing in front of car
Box 1, Folder 1, page 4
[1965 Nisei Week Princess, June Shoji]
1965
Box 1, Folder 1, page 4
Southwest side of Weller St.
1965-06
General
Pictured: California Sporting Goods, the Marasaki Hotel, The Sun Building, Miyako Travel Service, Sumitomo Bank
Box 1, Folder 1, page 4
E. 1st St. looking west
1965-12
General
Pictured: Ginza Gift Center, Baby Shop - Toys and Gifts, Pig House Snack House, Merit Savings.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 4
Southeast Corner of 2nd and San Pedro Sts. Anata Café
1964-01
General
Pictured: Custom Draperies, Pioneer Insurance Service, and Anata Café.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 5
E. 2nd St. 200 block Goi Gifts 246 E. 2nd Massago 244 E 2nd.
1966-12
General
Pictured: Kimono Gifts, Massago Café and Barber shop.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 5
Looking N.W. up Weller St
1966-12
General
Pictured: City Hall, The Sun Hotel, The Orient, Tokyo Garden's coffee shop, and a record store.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 5
N.W. cor. of 2nd San Pedro Weller st to left
1966-12
General
Pictured: Kajima building construction, The Bank of Tokyo of California, Modern food market.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 5
Kajima building construction south west corner of 1st San Pedro looking north
1966-12
General
Pictured: Construction site.
Box 1, Folder 1, page 6
Kajima Bldg. - S.W. cor. of 1st & San Pedro
1967-01
General
Construction, Drug store, The Sumitomo Bank of California
Box 1, Folder 1, page 6
Looking north at Kajima Bldg. under construction, S.W. cor. of 1st & San Pedro
1966-12
General
Car, Construction
Box 1, Folder 1, page 6
Looking N.W. on Weller
1966-12
General
Tokyo Gardens, Sun Hotel, The Orient, City Hall
Box 1, Folder 1, page 6
Nisei Week, 2nd St. looking east toward San Pedro
1965-10
General
Lanterns, LA Sporting Goods Company, street view, Kimono Gifts
Box 1, Folder 1, page 7
200 Block - E. 1st St.
1967-01
General
Man, Leasing Office, S.K. Uyeda Department Store, street view, bus
Box 1, Folder 1, page 7
Kajima Bldg. - S.W. cor. of 1st & San Pedro
1967-01
General
Street sign, San Pedro, Construction, People walking, car
Box 1, Folder 1, page 7
Kyoto Silk Shop - 330 E. 1st
1967-01
General
Display window, manequin
Box 1, Folder 1, page 7
Looking E. from 330 1/2 E. 1st St.
1967-01
General
Restaurants, Baby shop, sidewalk
Box 1, Folder 1, page 8
Hongwanji Bldg. - Northwest corner of East 1st St. & Central Ave
1965-08-10
General
Yamato insurance, gift store, street view, cars
Box 1, Folder 1, page 8
N.W. Cor. of 2nd & Weller
1966-12
General
Record store, street view, coffee shop, hotel, city hall, Kau Kau
Box 1, Folder 1, page 8
Enbun Market at 246 E. 1st St., owned by Taro Kawa
1966-12
General
Storefront, window displays, sidewalk
Box 1, Folder 1, page 8
E. 1st St., looking east, San Pedro St. in foreground
1966-12
General
Looking at intersection, Japanese American Realty company, car billboard
Box 1, Folder 1, page 9
N.E. cor. of 1st & San Pedro, looking N.E.
1966-12
General
Drug store, real estate, Street view, house of photography and jewelry, billboard for 1967 olds
Box 1, Folder 1, page 9
Inside 300 block of E. 1st St., south side
1966-12
General
Koyasan Buddhist temple
Box 1, Folder 1, page 9
Queen hotel bldg., 351 E. 1st
1966-12
General
Far east café, street view, Daimaru Hotel, Chop Suey
Box 1, Folder 1, page 9
347-353 E. 1st St.
1966-12
General
Far east café, Queen Hotel, Ninomiya Studio, street view
Box 1, Folder 1, page 10
Kajima Bldg. , E. 1st St., looking west toward San Pedro.
undated
General
Street view, Owl cigars, Skuyeda Department Store, Chop Suey, Hardware store
Box 1, Folder 1, page 10
Granada Market - 323 E. 1st
1967-01
General
Market storefront, Coca Cola, produce
Box 1, Folder 1, page 10
Akeni Sushi-ya, 238 E. 2nd
1967-06
General
Window display, leaves, plants
Box 1, Folder 1, page 10
Kajima Bldg., from 2nd & San Pedro
1967-06
General
Tall building under construction, William Simpson Construction Company
Box 1, Folder 2, page 1
Tsu-Tae Alvarez, 1966
1966
General
Woman posing in front of a curtain
Box 1, Folder 2, page 1
Tsu-Tae Alvarez, 1966
1966
General
Woman posing in front of a curtain, close up, soft smile
Box 1, Folder 2, page 1
Hongwanji Bldg. - North Side of East 1st St. near Central Ave.
1965-08-10
General
Street view, striped awnings, car
Box 1, Folder 2, page 1
Tsu-Tae Alvarez, 1966
1966
General
Woman posing, full body shot, holding cigarette
Box 1, Folder 2, page 2
Kajima Bldg. construction, from 2nd & San Pedro, n Weller.
1966-12
General
Construction, car, van truck
Box 1, Folder 2, page 2
300 Block, E. 2nd St. south side
1966-12
General
Body shop, international trading co
Box 1, Folder 2, page 2
100 Block - N. San Pedro St.
1967-01
General
Street, Fred's Shoe Repair Shop, Mickey's watch shop
Box 1, Folder 2, page 2
San Pedro Firm Bldg. - 114 N. San Pedro
1967-01
General
Store fronts, Mickey's watch shop, Kimura, securities
Box 1, Folder 2, page 3
100 Block - N. San Pedro St.
1967-01
General
Asia Trvel Bureau, Japanese Realty, Keys
Box 1, Folder 2, page 3
East Side of 1st & San Pedro, looking north
1965-06
General
Street view, Nisei Sugar bowl café, drug store, real estate, Asia travel bureau
Box 1, Folder 2, page 3
Kyoto Silk Shop, 330 E. 1st - Anabelle Akita's
1967-01
General
Storefront, window displays, sidewalk
Box 1, Folder 2, page 4
200 Block of E. 1st St., South side.
1966-12
General
S.K. Uyeda Dept. Store, gifts, Chop suey, hardware
Box 1, Folder 2, page 4
Kajima Bldg. - looking north from 3rd on San Pedro St.
1967-01
General
frame of building, construction, street
Box 1, Folder 2, page 4
242 - 244 E. 2nd
1966-12
General
Storefront, barber shop, café
Box 1, Folder 2, page 4
Akemi, (338) & Yachiyo (340) E. 2nd St.
1966-12
Box 1, Folder 2, page 5
N.E. Cor. Of 1st & San Pedro, looking West from 1st St
1966-12
Box 1, Folder 2, page 5
300 Block, E. 2nd St, north side
1966-12
General
Yamaichi Scurity Bo. and Ritchi Nut Co. Building
Box 1, Folder 2, page 5
Queen Hotel Bldg 35 E. 1st St.
1966-12
General
Chop Suey & Far East Café Building
Box 1, Folder 2, page 5
300 Block of E. 1st St., looking S.E. at south side
1966-12
General
Pig house & snack bar signs, and Nissei Trading Co. Building
Box 1, Folder 2, page 6
FumiSochorn at Osaka-ya
1966
General
Smiling woman with bun
Box 1, Folder 2, page 6
Kajima Bldg. from 2nd & San Pedro
1967-06
Box 1, Folder 2, page 6
Sachiko Rushing
1965-08
General
Full profile woman with plaid dress standing in front of brick wall
Box 1, Folder 2, page 6
Tsu-Tae Alvarez
1966
General
Smiling woman in front of sign
Box 1, Folder 2, page 7
Megumi Middleton
1965
General
Smiling woman with bob hairstyle
Box 1, Folder 2, page 7
Sachiko Rushing-Shirayuki
1965
Box 1, Folder 2, page 7
Rumiko, Weller St.
1965-06
General
Full profile woman in a white dress holding coat
Box 1, Folder 2, page 7
Megumi Middleton
1965
General
Smiling woman with bob hairstyle
Box 1, Folder 2, page 8
Su-chan
1965
General
Woman smiling mid-length shot, side profile
Box 1, Folder 2, page 8
East side of San Pedro St. from 2nd St.
1965
General
Bank of Tokyo, New York Hotel, Jack's Auto Service, Modern Food Market
Box 1, Folder 2, page 8
1st and Los Angeles St. looking south (Kawafuku Restaurant)
1965-06
General
Kawafuku Restaurant
Box 1, Folder 2, page 8
1st and Weller looking east
1965-06
General
Anzen Hotel Supply Co, a Chop Suey Restaurant, and the Miyako hotel
Box 1, Folder 2, page 9
Nisei Week, Kiko Daniels
1965-10
General
Room with 6 people and a sign that says "Travelers spilled the…"
Box 1, Folder 2, page 9
Nisei Week, 1st and Central
1965-10
General
Parade of people with camera honing in on woman with kimono-like dress
Box 1, Folder 2, page 9
Scotty-Weller St. Kurihara
1965-06
General
Man standing on street
Box 1, Folder 2, page 9
South side of E. 1st St. near Central Ave.
1965-08
Box 1, Folder 2, page 10
Nisei Week, 1st and Central
1965-10
General
Car parade with a smiling woman waving (Sandra H. Ikari) 25th Annual Nisei Week Festival
Box 1, Folder 2, page 10
Rear of Miyaka Hotel from Weller St.
1965-06
Box 1, Folder 2, page 10
Sachiko Rushing
1965
General
Smiling woman in front of brick wall
Box 1, Folder 2, page 10
Looking west from 200 Block on East 2nd Street from North side of street
1965-10
General
Western Wholesale Drug Company. All day parking is 70 cents.
Box 1, Folder 3, page 1
Masago Restaurant Yachiyo Café South Side of 2nd Street near San Pedro Street
1965-08
Box 1, Folder 3, page 1
South Side of 200 Block on East 2nd Street looking east
1965-06
Box 1, Folder 3, page 1
Rear of Miyaka Hotel during demolition
1965-10
General
Beginning of demolition
Box 1, Folder 3, page 1
Rear of Miyaka Hotel during demolition
1965-10
General
Mid-way through demolition
Box 1, Folder 3, page 2
Nisei Week, Kiko and Buster Daniels
1965-10
Box 1, Folder 3, page 2
Looking west from 200 Block on East 2nd Street from south side of street
1965-10
General
Niko Securities, Stocks, and Bonds
Box 1, Folder 3, page 2
[Nisei Week parade - "Mari Hatori Hollywood"]
undated
General
Parade with woman in car with sign: "Mari Hatori Hollywood"
Box 1, Folder 3, page 2
First and Weller, looking south-east
1965-06
Box 1, Folder 3, page 3
[Smiling woman]
undated
General
Smiling woman, side profile, medium close-up
Box 1, Folder 3, page 3
Nisei Week, lot behing 2nd and Weller
1965-10
Box 1, Folder 3, page 3
Looking west on East 1st Street from near Central Ave
1965-08-10
Box 1, Folder 3, page 3
Looking east 1st Street towards Central Ave
1965-08-10
Box 1, Folder 3, page 4
North-east side of Weller St. looking north
1965-06
Box 1, Folder 3, page 4
1st and Weller looking east
1965-06
Box 1, Folder 4-5
Black and white prints (from Sunset Camera Exchange envelope)
Scope and Contents
66 prints.
Box 1, Folder 4, page 1
North side of 2nd St., 300 block, looking east
1964-09
General
Depicts "Jack's Auto Service" storefront
Box 1, Folder 4, page 1
Kappa--E. 2nd St.
1964-09
General
Depicts buildings with Japanese sign
Box 1, Folder 4, page 1
Doll Shop, S. San Pedro St.
1964-08
General
Storefront with Japanese lettering and doll in the window
Box 1, Folder 4, page 1
Tokyo Cafe
1964-08
General
Street corner depicting Tokyo Cafe Sukiyaki
Box 1, Folder 4, page 2
2nd. St.--Keiko McGill & Sumiko Wilson
1964-08
General
Street view with two women in background
Box 1, Folder 4, page 2
Texaco Station & New York Hotel, N.E. Corner of San Pedro & Second Sts.
1964-08
General
New York Hotel with Sumitomo Bank advertisement on billboard
Box 1, Folder 4, page 2
Sumitomo Bank, Weller St.
1964-07
General
Sumitomo Bank building
Box 1, Folder 4, page 2
Haruyo Yamazaki, 243 E. 2nd St. (Kirako)
1964-08
General
Woman posing in front of storefront
Box 1, Folder 4, page 3
S. San Pedro St. Suzaran, Aloha, Igarashi Photo Studio, etc.
1964-08
Box 1, Folder 4, page 3
North side of 2nd St. 200 block-looking east. "Chosen Sochiko" leaning on bldg.
1964-08
General
View of street that includes the New York Hotel and Sumitomo Bank billboard in background
Box 1, Folder 4, page 3
Haruyo Yamazaki, 245 E. 2nd St. (Shirayuki)
1964-08
Box 1, Folder 4, page 3
2nd St. near San Pedro St. - Masago Cafe
1964-07
General
View of street including Eagle Liquor Mart and Nichibei Kinema Co. (Japanese and American films)
Box 1, Folder 4, page 4
Bank of Tokyo & Taul Bldg., S. San Pedro St.
1964-07
General
Street view including Bank of Tokyo
Box 1, Folder 4, page 4
140 Weller St. - Azuma Cafe, owned by Bob & Grace Okamoto
1964-07
General
View of Azuma Cafe
Box 1, Folder 4, page 4
Eigiku Restaurant - 314 E. 1st St.
1964-07
General
View of Eigiku Cafe window display
Box 1, Folder 4, page 4
Eigiku Restaurant - 314 E. 1st St.
1964-07
General
View of Eigiku Cafe storefront
Box 1, Folder 4, page 5
S. San Pedro St. - 121 & 119
1964-07
General
View of Pacific Hotel and Daruma Cafe
Box 1, Folder 4, page 5
2nd St. - Kau-Kau, Shiraguki, & Kiraku Cafes
1964-04
General
Street view of Kau Kau storefront
Box 1, Folder 4, page 5
North side of 2nd. St, 300 block - Clinic bldg.
1964-09
General
View of building and sign for Civic National Bank in background
Box 1, Folder 4, page 5
BUNKA-DO, E. 1st St., L.A.
1964-08
General
Street view of Oshige Jewelry
Box 1, Folder 4, page 6
2nd & Los Angeles - Nisei week carnival
1964-08
General
View of people gathered at street stand
Box 1, Folder 4, page 6
Haruyo Yamazaki, 243 E. 2nd St. (Kirako)
1964-08
General
View of woman smiling
Box 1, Folder 4, page 6
Weller St., L.A. (looking at northeast side)
1964-01
General
Street view of Azuma Cafe and Hotel Pacific
Box 1, Folder 4, page 6
1st & Weller Sts., looking southeast/Fuji Cafe - 129 Weller
1964-01
General
View of building with truck in front
Box 1, Folder 4, page 7
Weller St, Bon-Bon Coffee Shop
1964-07
General
Picture of Bon-Bon Coffee Shop, Hotel in Background
Box 1, Folder 4, page 7
Weller St, Tak Shindo Enterprises and Bon-Bon Coffee Shop
1964-07
General
Picture of trash can in front of Bon-Bon coffee shop
Box 1, Folder 4, page 7
Looking east on 2nd street from San Pedro Street
1964-08
General
LA Sporting Goods, Gift shop, Telephone lines, looking down street
Box 1, Folder 4, page 7
East 1st, 300 block, Southside
1964-08
General
Oshige Jewelery Ginza Gift Center
Box 1, Folder 4, page 8
124 S. San Pedro - Nisei Week
1964-08
General
People gathered for a parade on a street
Box 1, Folder 4, page 8
2nd St. - Akemi & Yachigo Cafes
1964-07
General
View of buildings with Japanese signs
Box 1, Folder 4, page 8
RAFU BUSSAN & (MARU-YA) CANDY STORE, E. 1st St.
1964-08
General
Street view of Rafu Bussan Co.
Box 1, Folder 4, page 8
E. 1st St. - 300 block, north side
1964-07
General
Street view of Granada Fish Co. & oriental arts storefront
Box 1, Folder 4, page 9
South San Pedro St.
1964-07
General
Nisei Sugarbowl cafe with Coca-cola, jewelery store, agency, old cars
Box 1, Folder 4, page 9
Cor. Molin Alley and East 1st Street, LA
1964-08
General
Nisei Trading Company furniture, Kasha Maisichi storefronts "on sale"
Box 1, Folder 4, page 9
New Ginza - 254 East 1st Street
1964-04
General
Miyako "7 up", New Ginza restaurant
Box 1, Folder 4, page 9
Festival and Obon, Nishihonganji Temple, Central Ave near 1st Street
1964-07
General
People along sidewalk, lanterns
Box 1, Folder 4, page 10
Kappa Cafe - 2nd St.
1964-04
General
View of empty sidewalk and building
Box 1, Folder 4, page 10
2nd & San Pedro Sts. - Yakko Cafe
1964-04
General
View of New York Hotel
Box 1, Folder 4, page 10
2nd St. & Woodworth Ct. - Chidori Cafe.
1964-04
General
View of the corner of the street with the New York Hotel
Box 1, Folder 4, page 10
E. 2nd St. - north side of 200 block, looking west.
1964-04
General
Street view of Kau Kau storefront
Box 1, Folder 5, page 1
Northeast corner of 1st and San Pedro
1964-07
General
Bail Bonds building, drug store, real estate office
Box 1, Folder 5, page 1
North side east first street 300 block
1964-07
General
Florsheim, gift shop, buildings with japanese names, old cars
Box 1, Folder 5, page 1
Atomic Cafe, San Pedro St. South of 1st Street LA
1964-01
General
Atomic Cafe, Pacific (?) Hotel
Box 1, Folder 5, page 1
North side 300 block of east 1st street
1964-07
General
Sato Hotel, Mitsuwi Travel Service, old cars
Box 1, Folder 5, page 2
2nd and Los Angeles, Nisei Week Carnival
1964-08
General
Carnival booths, people browsing
Box 1, Folder 5, page 2
Sumiko (Hideko) Wilson Aloha Cafe, 129 South San Pedro St.
1964-09
General
Woman in store front, we serve saimin
Box 1, Folder 5, page 2
North side 300 block east 1st street, Uzumaki (343 East 1st) and Daimru Hotel (345)
1964-08
General
Kato's Sewing and Vacuum Machines, repair shop
Box 1, Folder 5, page 2
2nd and Los Angeles, Nisei Week Carnival
1964-08
General
Miyako Hotel in the distance, people at carnival, mother and son (?)
Box 1, Folder 5, page 3
Looking toward 2nd and San Pedro - Nisei Week
1964-08
General
Crowds lined up on road, food market and New York Hotel in background
Box 1, Folder 5, page 3
Tokyo Cafe Cor. San Pedro, Weller, & 2nd Street "Scotty" Kurihara to left
1964-07
General
Tokyo Cafe, Bank of Tokyo, two people
Box 1, Folder 5, page 3
Looking toward 2nd and San Pedro - Nisei Week
1964-08
General
Modern food market, crowds along street, dancers walking down street in traditional clothing
Box 1, Folder 5, page 3
124 South San Pedro - Nisei Week
1964-08
General
Bank of Tokyo in background, crowds along street, parage in the middle of street
Box 1, Folder 5, page 4
South San Pedro - 100 block
1964-07
General
Background: Ken's jewlery, hotel, pacific hotel, old cars
Box 1, Folder 5, page 4
2nd and San Pedro - Nisei Week
1964-08
General
Lot of people on street, kids in traditional clothing
Box 1, Folder 5, page 4
Anata Cafe - 2nd and San Pedro - LA
1964-01
General
Insure service store, one browsing store
Box 1, Folder 5, page 4
124 South San Pedro - Nisei Week
1964-08
General
Modern food market in background, crowds along street, Nisei Week Queen in car
Box 1, Folder 5, page 5
Northeast corner of 1st and San Pedro - LA
1964-01
General
Bail Bonds building, photography and jewelry shop, billboard in the background
Box 1, Folder 5, page 5
Satsuki Bar, 32nd and half east first street, LA, owned by Keiko Sakihara
1964-01
General
Satsuki store, reflection in glass Sato Hotel
Box 1, Folder 5, page 5
1st Street, from central LA
1963-12
Box 1, Folder 5, page 5
Northwest corner of 1st street & Central Ave, LA
1963-12
General
Corner store, gift shop, telephone lines
Box 1, Folder 5, page 6
Looking east - 1st Street from Central Ave, LA
1963-12
General
Looking down street, insurance building in background, cars driving on street, top of city hall (?) in distance
Box 1, Folder 5, page 6
Taul Building, Southeast Corner of 1st and San Pedro St., LA
1964-01
General
Old building with storefronts on the ground floor
Box 1, Folder 5, page 6
Looking northwest toward 1st street and san pedro st. LA
1964-01
General
Tall building, cafe, on ground level, music and magic shop
Box 1, Folder 5, page 6
Miyako Hotel Bar & New Ginza Nightclub, 1st and San Pedro St. - LA
1964-01
General
Miyako Hotel, Tokyo Co. Storefront
Box 1, Folder 5, page 7
Northside of 1st street, East of San Pedro St. LA
1964-01
General
Oriental arts, framing and gifts, large fish decor, many storefronts
Box 1, Folder 5, page 7
East 1st street, LA
1964-01
General
Tokyo Kaikan, Ida Market, Lanterns atop building
Box 1, Folder 6
Color prints
Scope and Contents
2 prints.
Box 1, Folder 6
[Ernest E. Debs at the 25th Annual Nisei Week Festival]
undated
General
25th Annual Nisei Week Festival, parade, Ernest E. Debs in a convertible car -- likely on 1st and Central
Box 1, Folder 6
[25th Annual Nisei Week Festival - parade]
undated
General
25th Annual Nisei Week Festival, parade, likely on 1st and Central