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.

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.