Black & white silent amateur footage of K.M. Akiyama Co., located at 115 N. San Pedro Street in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, filmed by Mr. Noritake, ca. 1936-1941.

This segment shows store employees selecting, bagging, and weighing fresh produce for customers. A view from across San Pedro Street shows the facade of the K.M. Akiyama Co. store as cars and trucks pass (00:51).

Credit: Masao Akiyama Collection, Gift of Yoshio Akiyama, Japanese American National Museum (92.14.1). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.