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[Sugioka family photographs]Abstract:
Studio portraits, photograph album and panoramic group photographs documenting multiple generations of the Sugioka family
of Sonoma County, Calif. in the first half of the 20th century. Photographs pertain chiefly to the family of Genichi (Frank)
Sugioka, an established farmer, his wife Sekiyo Sugioka, and their children Yoshiyo, Motoichi (Edward), Masaye and Shizue
(Sally). PIC box 1 contains studio portraits and smaller group portraits. PIC box 2 contains a photograph album that includes
snapshots from the 1920s and 1930s documenting the domestic life of Genichi's children in Sonoma County and family farms in
Cotati and Penngrove; Sebastopol's Enmanji Buddhist Temple; Mount St. Helena; and miscellaneous scenes in Sonoma and Napa
counties and a few from Japan. PIC box 2 also includes miscellaneous papers: a 1930 letter of recommendation from Waldo Rohnert
for Genichi Sugioka (who worked for the Waldo Rohnert Seed Co.) as related to the immigration of Genichi's father from Japan;
an undated letter from Shizue to Masaye; various papers in Japanese; and a print of cranes flying. Oversize folder (G) contains
panoramic photographs depicting groups at various Buddhist conferences and gatherings, and funerals. While some family members
are known to have been interned in World War II relocations camps, the collection includes no documentation of their activities
during the war years.
Date:
1920 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caJapanese Americans -- California -- Sonoma County -- Photographs
Japanese American families -- California -- Sonoma County -- Photographs
Farms -- California -- Sonoma County -- Photographs
Buddhists -- California -- Sonoma County -- Photographs
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Californie -- Sonoma (Comté) -- Photographies
Familles américaines d'origine japonaise -- Californie -- Sonoma (Comté) -- Photographies
Exploitations agricoles -- Californie -- Sonoma (Comté) -- Photographies
Bouddhistes -- Californie -- Sonoma (Comté) -- Photographies
Buddhists
Farms
Japanese American families
Japanese Americans
California -- Sonoma County
Sugioka family -- Archives
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Collected, compiled by members of the Sugioka family.
Studio photographers identified in collection include Hanasono Studio (San Francisco), Oyama, Utsumi, Wakaza, Kuroko, Los
Angeles Japanese Photo Studios Assn., J. Takemoto (Otake), Kuroko Studio (Sacramento), Ky-Pho Studio (Chicago?), Thompson
(Santa Rosa), Stepick Studio (Watsonville), Cook Studio (Hollister), Fukui Photo Studio (Stockton), Austin Studio (California),
A.N. Cunningham (Hollister), Broden Studio (Watsonville), Decker & Decker (Petaluma), Chicagoan Studio, Wakasa (San Francisco),
Kanasona Photo Studio (Denver), Kee Coleman (San Francisco), Hagman (Watsonville), Johansen Studio (Sacramento), Leonard Studio
and Marshall Studio.
A few English annotations on studio portraits include inscriptions to "Ed", "Ed & Fumi", "Fumiko" and "Yoshio". Some portraits
are annotated in Japanese. Most panoramic photographs include captions. Much of the album includes descriptive hand-written
captions.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Purchase ; from Barney Chapman ; 2017.
Item list of panoramic photographs available in library.
Sugioka family photographs, BANC PIC 2018.002, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
graphicPortrait.
portraits.
Archives.
Photographs.
Portraits.
Group portraits.
Panoramic photographs.
Photograph albums.
Portraits.
Portraits.
Physical Description:
photoprint
approximately 235 photographs in 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder : chiefly gelatin silver prints ; sheets various sizes
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.