Yamashita Family Archives

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Kishiro album 19.jpg

Kishiro album 20.jpg
Japanese festival in San Francisco(?), photograph from above

Kishiro album 21a.jpg
At the beach, not sure who everyone is in the picture.

Kishiro album 21b.jpg

Kishiro album 21c.jpg
Five kids.

Kishiro album 21d.jpg
Tomi in crowd in front of a boat with women and kids.

Kishiro album 21e.jpg

Kishiro album 21f.jpg
John, Kay, Ted, Tom (in front), Tomi on steps of their house. Circa 1930s.

Kishiro album 21g.jpg

Kishiro album 22a.jpg

Kishiro album 22b.jpg

Kishiro album 22d Topaz.jpg

Kishiro album 22c.jpg

Kishiro album 23.jpg
Kishiro sitting at far right in this formal portrait.

Ann Dion research, Across Ryuku Waters Part 1.pdf
Ann Tamaki Dion wrote a history that covers both sides of her family, her father's family history (Min Tamaki) and her mother's family history (Iyo Yamashita). These excerpts pertain to the Yamashita family history.

KT research on Naegi page 1-20 rfs.pdf

1937(?) Letter from John to Kay Page 1.jpg
John is working as a bookkeeper in Ed Kitow's business Phoenix Produce Co. in Phoenix, Arizona and writes to Kay who is in college at U.C. Berkeley. John gives her advice on classes and how to approach being in school and taking it all in- from his…

Threat letter.jpeg
Text of letter: "This is a warning. Get out we don't want you in our beautiful country go where your ancestors came from. Once a Jap always one. Get out.

This letter was included in the testimony of Min Tamaki before the Commission on Wartime…

1943 12 2 Letter from Tom to Folks Page 1.jpg

1959 11 Sus in NYC.jpg
Sus appears to be on bridge.

On back of photograph:

山下様
昭三十五年一月十五日
石川島重工・電気設計一課
川村賢造
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