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Yamada Family Collection (2005.104.1)

(Yamada family wedding (Yamada_09))


Published: June 22, 2008 Modified: Feb. 11, 2025

Color and black-and-white films, ca. 1930s-1960s, of activities of the Yamada family in Los Angeles, California.

This black-and-white segment, from the late 1930s, shows a Yamada family wedding at the Nichiren Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles (02:09); the bride and groom shake hands and bow to guests and members of the wedding party as they leave the temple.

Credits: Yamada Family Collection, Gift of Tsuneko Yamada, Japanese American National Museum (2005.104.1). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.


1930s California ceremonies churches Los Angeles

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Yamada Family Collection (2005.104.1)
Color and b&w; footage of Yamada wedding and a reception at the Kawafuku restaurant in Los Angeles, California, ca. 1930s-1960s. Includes footage of wedding ceremony with opening of presents, wedding procession, san-san-kudo (3 x 3 sake dr…
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