Historical Portrait
Henry Takagi and Mitsuyo Aihara Wedding Party Portrait, Alameda 1925
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Historic wedding portrait of Henry Takagi and Mitsuyo Aihara with wedding party in Alameda, California, circa 1925. Public domain historical photograph.
About this photograph
This wedding portrait shows Henry Takagi and Mitsuyo Aihara with their wedding party in Alameda, California, around 1925. The photograph is held by the Internet Archive as part of the Alameda Japanese American History Project.
The image was made during a period when studio portraits held particular significance for immigrant families. Between roughly 1880 and 1920, some twenty million people arrived in the United States, and formal photographs often served as proof of safe arrival and successful settlement, sent back to relatives in home countries.
By 1925, Japanese Americans had established communities along the California coast despite restrictive immigration laws. Wedding portraits like this one documented not only personal milestones but also the persistence of cultural traditions within these communities.
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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