Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1083

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection consists of 2 digital only items scanned from black-and-white photographs of Yosaburo Takehara and his children in Nevada dating from approximately 1925 to 1940.

Dates

circa 1925-1940

Creator

Takehara, Yosaburo, 1899-1978 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Yosaburo Takehara was born in Japan in approximately 1899. He immigrated to the United States in 1914. In approximately 1923, he married Kinuye Nakahara (1896-1977); together, the couple had at least four children. In 1915, Takehara began working for the Union Pacific Railroad out of Caliente, Nevada. He worked for the railroad until 1942, when he lost his job and was evicted from company housing. Yosaburo Takehara died on November 10, 1978, in Whitefish, Montana.

Extent

2 digital images

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Yosaburo Takehara (1899-1978) was a Japanese American who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad out of Caliente, Nevada, from 1915 to 1942. The Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection consists of 2 digital only photographs depicting Takehara and his children in Caliente, Nevada.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Nancy Sakahara in 2003.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive.

This collection has been fully digitized and is available to view on J. Willard Marriott Digital Library.