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Yamada Family Collection (2005.104.1)

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_15))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This brief black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding banquet at Kawafuku Restaurant in Los Angeles (00:25); an unidentified man introduces the entertainers; two young girls with the letters S R on their costumes tap dance for the guests while a man accompanies them on a drum; two men laugh as one raises a cup of sake.

Credits: Yamada Family Collection, Gift of Tsuneko Yamada, Japanese American National Museum (2005.104.1). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_14))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This brief black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding banquet at Kawafuku Restaurant in Los Angeles (00:20); a dancer in Japanese costume performs for the guests.

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_13))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding banquet at Kawafuku Restaurant in Los Angeles (01:35); the wedding party seated at the head table, in front of US and Japanese flags; the bride, having changed from her wedding gown to a wedding kimono, and groom shake hands with guests; guests at the banquet; an unidentified woman fans herself, while the man next to her sips from a sake cup.

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_12))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This brief black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding banquet at Kawafuku Restaurant in Los Angeles (00:26); two young girls, with the letters S R on their costumes, tap dance for the banquet guests.

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_11))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding banquet at Kawafuku Restaurant in Los Angeles (00:45); the bride (wearing her bridal gown) and groom and their families at the head table, behind the wedding cake; guests seated at banquet tables; the elaborate Japanese dinner settings.

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_10))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This brief black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding at the Nichiren Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles (00:21); guests outside the temple shower the bride and groom with rice as they exit and get into a waiting car.

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_09))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding at the Nichiren Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles (02:09); the bride and groom shake hands and bow to guests and members of the wedding party as they leave the temple.

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_08))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding at the Nichiren Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles (02:09); the wedding party, including small children dressed in chigo costume, assembles for photographs.

( (Yamada family wedding (Yamada_07)))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding at the Nichiren Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles (01:13); the bride and groom at the altar, seen from behind; the bride and groom, from the side; children present the bowls for the san-san-kudo ceremony; the couple turns to face guests and descends the altar steps.

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_06))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows the bridal procession at a Yamada family wedding (02:12); guests seated in the Nichiren Buddhist Temple; bridesmaids with bouquets; groomsmen; young girls; the bride and her father; the bride and groom approach the altar; the mother of the bride.

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_05))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment (01:10), from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding; street sign at the intersection of East Third St. and South Saratoga St. in Los Angeles; the exterior of the Nichiren Buddhist Temple; Japanese-language banners on the church facade.

(Kawafuku Restaurant and Little Tokyo in Los Angeles (Yamada_04))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows the view west along First Street in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo district; the exterior of the Kawafuku restaurant at 204-1/2 E. First St., with signs in Japanese; a view east along First St.; a streetcar rolls past Iwaki Drugs; a person carries a large floral arrangement into Kawafuku (01:01).

(The Yamada family at home (Yamada_03))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This color segment, from the late 1950s-early 1960s, shows a domestic interior with several mothers and their children, some in pajamas and bathrobes; and a man in his underwear, in a kitchen (00:32).

(Yamada family anniversary celebration (Yamada_02))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This color segment, from the late 1950s-early 1960s, shows the Yamada family and guests gathered to celebrate the Yamadas' 25th wedding anniversary; the family opens and arranges a large collection of anniversary gifts and cards (02:21; dark).

(Yamada family anniversary celebration (Yamada_01))

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This color segment, from the late 1950s-early 1960s, shows the Yamada family and guests gathered to celebrate the Yamadas' 25th wedding anniversary; guests seated at tables for a celebratory meal; guests in line at a buffet table (00:40).

Color and b&w; footage of Yamada wedding and a reception at the Kawafuku restaurant in Los Angeles, California, ca. 1930s-1960s. Includes footage of wedding ceremony with opening of presents, wedding procession, san-san-kudo (3 x 3 sake drinking), picture taking, leaving church, reception at Kawafuku restaurant (17:35). Credits: Yamada Family Collection, Gift of Tsuneko Yamada, Japanese American National Museum (2005.104.1). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

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(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_15))

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_14))

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_13))

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_12))

(Yamada family wedding banquet (Yamada_11))

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_10))

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_09))

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_08))

( (Yamada family wedding (Yamada_07)))

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_06))

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_05))

(Kawafuku Restaurant and Little Tokyo in Los Angeles (Yamada_04))

(The Yamada family at home (Yamada_03))

(Yamada family anniversary celebration (Yamada_02))

(Yamada family anniversary celebration (Yamada_01))

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