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Dateca 1950s-1960s
Mediumtextile, [cotton]
Dimensions58 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (148.6 x 82.6 cm)
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift in Memory of Howard Ogawa
Object number2020.10.1
DescriptionBlue happi coat belonging to Howard Ogawa. Worn to indicate membership in the Japanese American Optimist Club of Los Angeles. Has club name "OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL" and symbol on the back with white stripes on the lower half with the club name written in red lettering. Open front with pockets. Collar tag is marked "S" for small.
[Dorothy Yamada of Roosevelt High School receiving outstanding senior award from Japanese American Optimist Club, Los Angeles, California, January 28, 1958]
[Dorothy Yamada of Roosevelt High School receiving outstanding senior award from Japanese American Optimist Club, Los Angeles, California, January 28, 1958]
Rafu Shimpo
1958
[Optimist Youth Appreciation Week, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, California, September 1963]
[Optimist Youth Appreciation Week, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, California, September 1963]
Rafu Shimpo
1963
[Crown City Optimist Club dinner at Man Jen Low restaurant, Los Angeles, California, December 18, 1967]
[Crown City Optimist Club dinner at Man Jen Low restaurant, Los Angeles, California, December 18, 1967]
Rafu Shimpo
1967
[Optimist Junior baseball league, California, May 13, 1955]
[Optimist Junior baseball league, California, May 13, 1955]
Miyatake, Toyo
1955
[Letter to Clara Breed from Tetsuzo (Ted) Hirasaki, Poston, Arizona, December 1, 1942]
[Letter to Clara Breed from Tetsuzo (Ted) Hirasaki, Poston, Arizona, December 1, 1942]
Hirasaki, Tetsuzo
1942
[Japanese American Optimist Club of Los Angeles award presentation at Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, California, June 9, 1956]
[Japanese American Optimist Club of Los Angeles award presentation at Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, California, June 9, 1956]
Toyo Miyatake Studio
1956
[Olympians from Japan welcomed by Sister City Committee and Chamber of Commerce of Culver City at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, September 22, 1968]
[Olympians from Japan welcomed by Sister City Committee and Chamber of Commerce of Culver City at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, September 22, 1968]
Rafu Shimpo
1968
[Eastside Major champions Hound Dogs-1 basketball team, portrait, Los Angeles, California, December 17, 1955]
[Eastside Major champions Hound Dogs-1 basketball team, portrait, Los Angeles, California, December 17, 1955]
Rafu Shimpo
1955
[Portrait of man in black coat standing in snow, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, Winter 1944-1945]
[Portrait of man in black coat standing in snow, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, Winter 1944-1945]
Shimada, Mori
1944-1945
[Alfred Hitchcock and Hiroyuki "Tom" Kamifuji at 14th annual Western Advertising awards dinner-dance at Statler Hilton, Los Angeles, California, February 14, 1959]
[Alfred Hitchcock and Hiroyuki "Tom" Kamifuji at 14th annual Western Advertising awards dinner-dance at Statler Hilton, Los Angeles, California, February 14, 1959]
Rafu Shimpo
1959
[Sister City delegation from Japan receiving proclamation from Huntington Park Rotary Club, California, January 29, 1968]
[Sister City delegation from Japan receiving proclamation from Huntington Park Rotary Club, California, January 29, 1968]
Toyo Miyatake Studio
1968
[Letter to Eleanor Breed from Yukio Tsumagari, Arcadia, California, August 7, 1942]
[Letter to Eleanor Breed from Yukio Tsumagari, Arcadia, California, August 7, 1942]
Tsumagari, Yukio
1942

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