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Japanese Americans -- Utah -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1178
Abstract

Charles Uheiji Akita (1881-1962) was a Japanese immigrant who settled in Utah in the early twentieth century. The Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection contains scans of black-and-white photographs depicting the Japanese American community in Salt Lake City and images of Akita and his family on their farm in the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: 1930-1950

David Aoki digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1403
Abstract

The David Aoki digital photograph collection contains photographs of students at the Ogden Judo Dojo dating from the 1950s to approximately the 1990s and 1 black-and-white portrait of Aoki's father, Riichi Aoki, with two other people dating from 1913.

Dates: 1913-1995

Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0884
Abstract The Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection reflects Wallace Doi's participation in the 100th and 442nd Divisions, and the time he spent recovering from his war injuries at the Bushnell Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. The six scrapbooks that make up this collection also contain many images from Wallace and Mary Doi's courtship, friends and family of the Doi's, and images of the Aloha Fountain Cafe. The...
Dates: early 1900s-1970s

Masaru “Mas” and Kiyoko “Kay” Murakami Hamada photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1528
Abstract Masaru "Mas" Hamada (1917-2003) and Kiyoko "Kay" Murakami Hamada (1918-2005) were second generation, or Nissei, Japanese Americans born and raised in Ogden, Utah who married in 1944. Mas Hamada was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II; afterwards, he worked as a civil engineer for the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, where he worked as company representative in Japan. This collection contains digital only photographs and black...
Dates: 1918-1955

Japanese American Citizens League photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1003
Abstract

The Japanese American Citizens League digital photograph collection contains materials realted to Japanese American Citizens League events, veterans, miners, railroad workers, and others.

Dates: 1927-2012

Alice Kasai photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0442
Abstract

The Alice Kasai photograph collection contain photographs of the Kasai family, photographs of various Japanese-American activities in Utah, including photographs of Governors Rampton and Bangerter signing documents. The collection also contains slides of buildings taken during a visit to Kyoto, Japan.

Dates: 1930s-1990s

Seiko M. Kasai photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1439
Abstract

Seiko M. Kasai (1920-2002) was a veteran of the United States Army who served as a translator in Japan during World War II and its aftermath. This collection contains photographs of Kasai's service, particularly his time at the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, from 1944 to 1946.

Dates: 1944-1946

Tomoko Ogi Moses photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1544
Abstract

The Tomoko Ogi Moses photograph collection consists of events and exhibits depicting Tomoko Moses' participation in events and exhibits related to Japanese American history.

Dates: circa 2000-2016

Ogden Christian Church photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2213
Abstract

Originally known as the Ogden Union Church and then as the Ogden Japanese Christian Church, the Ogden Christian Church was founded in 1927 to serve the needs of the Japanese immigrants in the Ogden area. In addition to religious services, the church offered various social supports, programs, and events. This collection contains black-and-white and color photographs of the congregation, programs, and events dating from 1931 until 2019.

Dates: 1931-2019

Oral History Institute photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0705
Abstract

This collection contains the proof sheets of photographs taken by photographers George Janecek and Kent Miles in partnership with the Oral History Institute. These photographs depict members of various ethnic communities within the Salt Lake area.

Dates: 1984-1989

George and Jane Beppu Sakashita digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1260
Abstract

The George and Jane Beppu Sakashita digital photograph collection contains digital only images of the Shakashita family, including George Shakashita's World War II service, Jane Sakashita's participation in choir and bowling, and their son's involvement in the Road Agents Band.

Dates: 1942-2005

Sumi (Sue) Niiya Takemoto digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1018
Abstract The Sumi Niiya Takemoto digital photograph collection contains images of Takemoto and her acquaintances during their teenage and early adulthood years (late 1930s - early 1950s). The images range in subject matter and location from groups of friends playing baseball to formal portraits, and from Oregon to Idaho and Utah. The photographs reflect the life of a typical Japanese-American teenager during and after World...
Dates: Late 1930s-early 1950s

Ida Shimizu Tateoka photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0923
Abstract

The Ida Shimizu Tateoka photograph collection consists of images of ice skaters during competitions.

Dates: 1940-2002

Sandra C. Taylor photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0898
Abstract

The Sandra C. Taylor photograph collection contains images related to Vietnam and the Vietnam War and images produced by the War Relocation Authority Board depicting the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Dates: 1945-1987

Topaz oral histories photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0726
Abstract

The Topaz oral histories photograph collection contains one black and white candid shot of a young typist at Topaz. There are also four color photographs of various Japanese political figures in Washington D.C., during 1988.

Dates: 1940s-1988

Topaz, Utah and Hispanics in Utah films photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0318
Abstract The majority of The Topaz, Utah and Hispanics in Utah films photograph collection contains copy work of materials from Topaz during the 1940s. The filming took place in the 1990s and was generated for a Univerisy of Utah history professor, Dirk Raat, who spearheaded the project and the scripts and photo files were donated to Special Collections. The films were generated for the class "Understanding...
Dates: 1940-1990

Satoye Tsujimoto photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1240
Abstract

The Satoye Tsujimoto photograph collection contains color photographs of members, events, and trips associated with the Salt Lake Issei Center dating from 1972 to 1993. The Salt Lake Issei Center was opened in 1970 to provide support and entertainment for aging Japanese American first-generation immigrants in Utah.

Dates: 1972-1993

Working Together: a Utah Portfolio photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0306
Abstract

Working Together: A Utah Portfolio was a photo-documentary exhibit that was created from four years of documentary work conducted in Utah's Black, Greek, Jewish, Japanese, Mexican or Hispanic, Chinese, Italian, and Ute communities in the 1980s. This collection contains photographs taken by Utah photographers George Janecek and Kent Miles in partnership with the Oral History Institute.

Dates: 1985-1988

Barbara Yamada photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0947
Abstract Barbara Yamada (1946-) is a former ski instructor known for preserving and promoting Utah's ski industry through involvement in the boards of the Alf Engen Ski Museum and the J. Willard Marriott Library's Utah Ski Archives. The Barbara Yamada photograph collection contains prints and digital-only items depicting Yamada's family, her life, and her involvement in organizations related to winter sports as well as...
Dates: 1940-2010

George and Yasuko Yasuda digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1198
Abstract

The George and Yasuko Yasuda digital photograph collection contains images of Yasuda's wedding and of George in the ROTC at Salt Lake High School. Image descriptions were taken directly from the originals.

Dates: 1909-1916