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Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
Collection
Created by: Oregon Nikkei
The Nikkei community of Hood River was one of the largest and earliest established Japanese communities in the state of Oregon. Agriculture has been a significant part of the culture ...
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Gardena Valley Baptist Church
Collection
Created by: genieinjapan
Gardena Valley Baptist Church (currently located at 1630 W. 158th St. in Gardena, California) was founded in 1914 by the Los Angeles Baptist Mission Society, targeting the recent immigrant population ...
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Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, CA) Timeline: 1868-1910 (Compiled by Harry K. Honda)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: dmatsumoto
Veteran Los Angeles-based journalist, Harry K. Honda, has compiled his first installment of Little Tokyo's history covering the years 1868-1910.
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Tatsuno family outing to Yoshifuji ranch in Pescadero (Tatsuno_086)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: HNRC
Black and white silent amateur films by Dave Tatsuno (1913-2006), a businessman in the San Francisco Bay area. Tatsuno's films, before 1942 and the forced exclusion of World War ...
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Part of these collections:
Dave Tatsuno Collection (91.74.1-8)
(Item 86 of 112, “Dave Tatsuno Collection (91.74) [86 of 112]”)
Collected by: HNRC
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Tractors in farmlands near Guadalupe (Aratani-S_31)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: HNRC
Black & white silent amateur footage of family and business activities of Setsuo Aratani (1885-1940), filmed 1926-1940.
This brief segment (00:22; emulsion damaged) shows agricultural operations; a tractor in a field; ...
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Part of these collections:
Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67)
(Item 31 of 32, “Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67) [31 of 32]”)
Collected by: HNRC
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Farm operations near Guadalupe (Aratani-S_27)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: HNRC
Black & white silent amateur footage of family and business activities of Setsuo Aratani (1885-1940), filmed 1926-1940.
This segment (02:05; emulsion badly damaged) shows landscapes and farmlands around Guadalupe, California; hilltop ...
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Part of these collections:
Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67)
(Item 27 of 32, “Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67) [27 of 32]”)
Collected by: HNRC
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Rural landscapes near Guadalupe (Aratani-S_25)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: HNRC
Black & white silent amateur footage of family and business activities of Setsuo Aratani (1885-1940), filmed 1926-1940.
This brief segment (00:39; emulsion badly damaged) shows rural roads and landscapes around Guadalupe, ...
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Part of these collections:
Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67)
(Item 25 of 32, “Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67) [25 of 32]”)
Collected by: HNRC
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Inspecting heads of lettuce (Aratani-S_24)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: HNRC
Black & white silent amateur footage of family and business activities of Setsuo Aratani (1885-1940), filmed 1926-1940.
This brief segment (00:35; emulsion badly damaged) shows a man examining heads of lettuce ...
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Part of these collections:
Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67)
(Item 24 of 32, “Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67) [24 of 32]”)
Collected by: HNRC
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Setsuo and George Aratani in agricultural fields (Aratani-S_18)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: HNRC
Black & white silent amateur footage of family and business activities of Setsuo Aratani (1885-1940), filmed 1926-1940.
This segment shows Setsuo Aratani with his son George in agricultural fields near Guadalupe, ...
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Part of these collections:
Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67)
(Item 18 of 32, “Setsuo Aratani Collection (2004.67) [18 of 32]”)
Collected by: HNRC
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Hauling asparagus
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Toru Noji hauling asparagus, ca. 1935.
Courtesy of Chiz Tamura.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be reproduced without written permission.
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 9 of 16, “Hauling Asparagus, ca. 1935”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
It takes about nine years for apple trees to bear enough fruit for commercial harvest. Families planted their orchards, and put in strawberries for quick cash crops.
In 1920, 351 Japanese ...
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Clearing stumps, Hood River
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Clearing land of timber, Hood River, Oregon, ca. 1927.
Courtesy of Cliff Nakamura.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be reproduced without ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 5 of 16, “Clearing Land of Timber, Hood River, OR, ca. 1927”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
Issei were also hired to clear land for landowners. After timber harvest, stumps were pulled with horses, dynamite, and hard labor to prepare fields for planting. By 1905, as ...
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Hamada farm workers
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Loading hay on the Hamada farm.
Courtesy of Chiz Tamura.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be reproduced without written permission.
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 3 of 16, “Loading Hay on the Hamada Farm”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
Some came from traditional farming backgrounds in Japan, but not everyone had experience. They took what work they could get. Mostly young, single men, the first Issei were employed at ...
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Kiyokawa orchard
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Working the orchard, Kay Kiyokawa driving a power sprayer.
Courtesy of Kay Kiyokawa.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be reproduced without ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 2 of 16, “Working the Orchard”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
The primary Japanese farming communities of the Mid-Columbia region were located in Oregon's Hood River valley at Dee, Odell, Parkdale, Pine Grove, and Oak Grove. In Wasco County, farming took ...
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Hamada Family orchard, Parkdale, Oregon, ca. 1920
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
The Hamada Family orchard, Parkdale, Oregon, ca. 1920.
Courtesy of Hamada Family.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be reproduced without written ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 1 of 16, “Hamada Family Orchard, Parkdale, OR, ca. 1920.”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
Japanese began to arrive in the Hood River area by 1900. Hopes and dreams brought them to this verdant valley along the Columbia River. The promise of a better life ...
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Strawberry Packing, Hood River, Oregon
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Strawberry packing shed, Hood River, Oregon.
ONLC 792, Gift of Carolyn Brady, Takagi Family Collection.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 8 of 16, “Strawberry packing shed, Hood River, OR, ca. 1916”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
Agriculture is a complex business. Growers must contend with the vagaries of constantly changing climate and markets. Issei joined the local apple growers associations to facilitate getting their crops to ...
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The Yasui Farm in Dee, Oregon
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Tokujiro Yasui (right) and his wife Masashi on their farm in Dee, Oregon, ca. early 1920s.
ONLC 317, Gift of Frank Yasui.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 7 of 16, “Dee, OR, ca. early 1920s”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
As livelihoods became more certain, men sent for their wives. The Issei women were often surprised by their circumstances but persevered, working alongside their husbands, often in very rustic conditions. ...
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Picking strawberries
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Picking strawberries near Mt. Hood, Oregon. Source unknown.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be reproduced without written permission.
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 16 of 16, “Picking Strawberries near Mt. Hood, Oregon”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
Many Nikkei families still farm in the Hood River area, but the dynamics have changed. Children choose other lines of work. People work at professional jobs and keep the farm ...
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Irrigating winter pasture at the Gila River Relocation Center in Rivers, Arizona.
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note: Not Provided
ARC Identifier: 538619
Local Identifier: 210-G-D658
Creator: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 123 of 200, “Irrigating winter pasture at the Gila River Relocation Center in Rivers, Arizona.”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note: Not Provided
ARC Identifier: 538619
Local Identifier: 210-G-D658
Creator: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946) ( Most Recent)
Type of Archival Materials:
Photographs and other Graphic Materials
Level ...
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Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona.
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon, a large radish like vegetable which ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 117 of 200, “Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona.”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon, a large radish like vegetable which is a ...
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Property officer checking farm machinery prior to disposal during closure of Gila River Relocation Center, ...
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 47 of 200, “Property officer checking farm machinery prior to disposal during closure of Gila River Relocation Center, ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Property officer checking farm machinery prior to disposal to the Treasury Department. On September ...
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