Yamashita Family Archives

Tomi Album pre-war

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Tomi Album pre-war

Description

This album was created by Karen Tei Yamashita after Tomi's death in 1970s. She put together an album of photographs in Tomi Yamashita's possession organizing the albums roughly based on each of family members. This album contains images of Tomi Yamashita from the 1900s to the 1920s. The album was labelled by Karen as "Tomi Album." The photographs in this collection are labelled and appear in the order that they appear in this album. Before this, they were kept in a box as separate photographs. Other collections in the Yamashita Family Archive include albums that were created contemporaneously to the images of the period.

Below are preview of the first 20 items in this collection. Click on the link "Items in Tomi Album Pre-War" to see all items in this collection (61 items).

Items in the Tomi Album pre-war Collection

1909 (?) Group portrait including Tomi and three children Kimi, Sus and Chiz
Group portrait includes four women, six children (some seated on laps) and ten men (two seated in front row and the rest are standing in the back row). Picture is taken in the front yard of a house with side of the house visible to the left of the…

1900s 1910s, Group portrait in Oakland (Tomi in center)
Tomi is seated between two women (friends). There men standing behind (not Kishiro). In a staged seating area like a photography studio.

Tomi and Friends Album A 1a
Tomi as a high school student in Tokyo Japan with friends

Tomi and Friends Album A 1b
Tomi, at far right, with family members (?) 1911

Tomi and Friends Album A 2a
Kishiro, fourth from right in back row, banquet group picture, Oakland.

Tomi and Friends Album A 3a
Circa 1911-1912, Tomi with two friends on boat from Japan to US. Chiz sitting in life preserver.

Tomi and Friends Album A 3b
Tomi with picture bride friends on boat from Japan to US, Chiz sitting on ground, circa 1911-1912

Tomi and Friends Album A 3c
Tomi, writing at table on boat from Japan to US. Circa 1911-1912

Tomi and Friends Album A 3d
Tomi and two picture brides covering their mouths and showing their rings Circa 1911-1912

Tomi and Friends Album A 4a
Tomi with friends at Japanese Tea House in Golden Gate Park. Circa 1912. Atfar left is Mrs. Suzuki (a picture bride, mother of Goro Suzuki also known as Jack Soo).Second upload is from Marty Uyeki's donation (only digital) with back side photographed…

Tomi and Friends Album A 4b
Tomi sitting on lawn with big hat, Oakland or San Francisco

Tomi and Friends Album A 4c
Tomi, at far right front row, with friends at Japanese Tea House in Golden Gate Park

Tomi and Friends Album A 4e
Tomi, high school age (?) with two friends, 1901

Tomi and Friends Album A 5a
Tomi, standing at left in second row holding child, with church friends in Japanese Methodist Church (?)

Tomi and Friends Album A 5b
Tomi at far left with two friends and boy in Oakland by side of a house

Tomi and Friends Album A 5c
Tomi, seated on side board of car, with friends and boy. Likely in Oakland.

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