Historical Portrait
Hatsuyo Ozeki in Traditional Kimono, 1920
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Historical portrait of Hatsuyo Ozeki wearing traditional kimono in 1920. Japanese-American heritage documented in this public-domain photograph.
About this photograph
This portrait of Hatsuyo Ozeki was made around 1920, toward the end of a great wave of immigration that brought some 20 million people to the United States between roughly 1880 and 1920. Studio portraits often marked the immigration experience, made at home to leave with relatives or created after arrival and sent back as proof of safe passage and employment.
The photograph is part of the Alameda Japanese-American History Project collection, documenting Japanese-American heritage in that California community. Ozeki wears traditional kimono for this formal studio sitting.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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