Manuscripts
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Ford convertible sedans. 1935
Visual Materials
Two ford convertibles parked next to each other, facing opposite directions. The nearer automobile, facing right, has the cloth top down, and there is a man sitting in the driver's seat. The second car, facing left, has the top up, and a woman in the driver's seat. Both vehicles have dealer license plates.
photCL Whitt 2462 ; Whitt neg. 2914
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Ephemera
Manuscripts
The collection documents multiple generations of the Sakai, Kozawa, Kawakami, and related families primarily in the Los Angeles area from approximately 1890 to 2017 and the family business, Tokio Florist. Family papers contain correspondence, notebooks, property and other records, publications, ephemera, and artifacts. Also present are business records, architectural drawings, and other material related to Tokio Florist, especially at its Hyperion Avenue location, and other family floral business locations in Los Angeles. The collection contains extensive photographic material, including photo albums, snapshots, formal studio portraits, and panoramic photographs. Some correspondence, publications, and photographs document various family members' experiences while incarcerated at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II. Family papers and photographs also pertain to extended family in and visits to Japan.
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Lincoln Limousine. 1931
Visual Materials
A Lincoln automobile from the Lincoln Limousine Line is parked on a street in front of large houses. The vehicle has numerous license plates and a spare tire, toolbox, and Pennzoil container on the driver's side running board. "Los Angeles", "Salt Lake City", "Denver", and "Las Vegas" are painted on the sides and front of the vehicle.
photCL Whitt 2518 ; Whitt neg. 2558
Packard automobile at Hoover Dam, 1934
Visual Materials
A Packard is parked some distance from the bottom of the Hoover Dam, which is under construction. Three man stand next to the parked automobile and the man on the far right is pointing towards the dam. The Packard has California license plates and a spare tire mounted on the driver's side running board.
photCL Whitt 2538 ; Whitt neg. 2622
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Notes and ephemera
Manuscripts
The collection documents multiple generations of the Sakai, Kozawa, Kawakami, and related families primarily in the Los Angeles area from approximately 1890 to 2017 and the family business, Tokio Florist. Family papers contain correspondence, notebooks, property and other records, publications, ephemera, and artifacts. Also present are business records, architectural drawings, and other material related to Tokio Florist, especially at its Hyperion Avenue location, and other family floral business locations in Los Angeles. The collection contains extensive photographic material, including photo albums, snapshots, formal studio portraits, and panoramic photographs. Some correspondence, publications, and photographs document various family members' experiences while incarcerated at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II. Family papers and photographs also pertain to extended family in and visits to Japan.
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Notes and ephemera
Manuscripts
Includes a display of business licenses from 1960 to 1975, certificates, and a 1991 Tokio Florist calendar.
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