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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 19 of 20, “Xth. anniversary N.A. Federation of Y.W.B.A. Leagues' conference, Los Angeles, California, July 21st-26th 1936”)
Collected by: eishida
This is another picture of the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo. It was the first Buddhist temple built in Los Angeles. It is now the Japanese ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 14 of 20, “Ochigo at Oakland Buddhist Church on the occasion of the church's 30th anniversary, Oakland, California, ...”)
Collected by: eishida
The permanent land for the Buddhist Church of Oakland was acquired in 1902, and in 1905, Reverend Mokuji Fujii became the first residnet minister there. Here, the members of the ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 12 of 20, “Salinas ochigo: installation of bell tower on tenth anniversary of Salinas Buddhist Church, Salinas , ...”)
Collected by: eishida
The bell tower was installed at the height of the Great Depression, in 1937. It houses the largest bell of its kind, the bonsho. The bell was imported from Japan.

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 3 of 20, “San Jose Buddhist Church 25th anniversary celebration, California, September 4, 1927”)
Collected by: eishida

The San Jose Buddhist Church was established in 1902. In 1907, the church's Japanese language school was established. Seventeen years later, in 1924, the San Jose Sunday School was formed.

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 16 of 20, “Watsonville Buddhist Church 20th anniversary celebration, California, August 15, 1926”)
Collected by: eishida
The Watsonville Buddhist Temple was established in 1906. This panoramic photograph shows the celebration of the temple's 20th anniversary. And, in 2006, Watsonville Buddhist Temple celebrated its 100th year in ...