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Sachiko Iwami photograph collection, circa 1926-March 29, 1942
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Iwami, Sachiko
- Title
- Sachiko Iwami photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1926-March 29, 1942 (inclusive)19261942
- Quantity
- 9 photographs (1 folder) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH1193
- Summary
- Autobiographical photographs of Sachiko Iwami
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
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These materials form part of the Sachiko Iwami papers, which are described and indexed in the guide to the Sachiko Iwami Memoir .
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Sachiko Sumioka was born June 1, 1921 in King County, Washington. After graduating from High School Sachiko worked as a house maid for various families around Seattle and participated in a drama group with the local Buddhist Temple. She frequently assisted another drama group comprised of Japanese men where she met her husband, Kanichi Iwami. She married Kanichi Iwami on March 29, 1942 in Seattle in order to remain together when relocated first to the Puyallup Assembly Center and then to Minidoka relocation camp in Idaho a few months later. As a Japanese-American she remained in the camp from September 2, 1942 to September 29, 1945. In the sumemr of 1943 she was hired as a secretary for Stafford Elementary School, one of the Minidoka elementary schools. After the war Sachiko Iwami worked at the Seattle Buddhist Nursery, then as a secretary for the Seattle Public School, Bailey Gatzert, subsequently operated a catering business, and remained a secretary in the Seattle Public Schools until 1986. She was a mother of five children, Sonoye, Yoshiye, Dennis, Arthur and Wendy, and died in 2004.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Three original photographs and six copied photographs depicting Sachiko Iwami's family members and business, wedding photographs and friends.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Sachiko Iwami PhotographsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 1 |
Sachiko and brother Shigeo in front of Firland Sanitorium Sachiko was moved to Firland Sanitorium in the summer of 1926 after her older brother Sadao died of Tuberculosis and she was diagnosed with the disease. She remained at Firland until 1928 when she moved back to Seattle and into her family's hotel, the Denmark Hotel and attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School.
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circa 1926 |
1 | 2 | circa 1926 | |
1 | 3 |
Sumioka family store at 6th Ave and King Street, Seattle From accompanying material: Asakura Jewelry and pawnbrokers on corner. Togo Meshiya and Sun Express to the East. To the North a small grocery and tobacco shop run by the Sumiokas.
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circa 1926 |
1 | 4 |
Girls sitting on school grounds From accompanying material: Titled the Hookey Players
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circa 1939 |
1 | 5 |
Sachiko and Ritsuko Minagawa From accompanying material: Titled the Hookey Players
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circa 1939 |
1 | 6 |
Sachiko Iwami's graduation photograph for the class of 1939 Written on photograph: To Iwami-san. Lovingly, Sachiko Sumioka.
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circa 1939 |
1 | 7 | circa 1939 | |
1 | 8 | March 29, 1942 | |
1 | 9 | March 29, 1942 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Iwami, Sachiko--Photographs