Japanese Americans -- Utah -- Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 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 and...
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
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