Portrait of Ashimoto and Watanabe families

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1919DescriptionImage shows group portrait of the Ashimoto and Watanabe families. Identified from left to right in back row: Nobutaka Watanabe, Shigenori Watanabe, unknown, Masao Watanabe; and front row: Yasu Fred Ashimoto (donor's grandfather), Sachiko Josephine Ashimoto (donor's mother), Masao Phillip Ashimoto (donor's uncle), Tatsuno Susanna Ashimoto (donor's grandmother), Fusako Anna Ashimoto (donor's aunt), Mrs. Asano Watanabe, and Haruye Watanabe. Originally from Tottori Prefecture in Japan, the Ashimoto family was farming on the Palos Verdes Peninsula by 1930. In February 1942, the Ashimoto family moved from the coast to Strathmore in Tulare, County. By July 1942, the family was interned in Poston, Arizona. Fusako was sent to Manzanar with her husband's family, and Josephine Sachiko went to Topaz in Utah. NotesLibrary has digital copy only. LanguagejpnPhoto Size8 x 10 in.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Resource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code39350013261304Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

Topic

SubjectPortraits, GroupTime Period1911-1920

Personal Name

DonorKawasaki, Richard

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