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Japanese Picture Brides in the Registry Room

Lantern Slide and Lecture Department of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City1916-11

Angel Island Immigration Station

Angel Island Immigration Station
Tiburon, United States

Newly arrived picture brides in the Registry Room at Angel Island, 1916. Kichiko Okada (third from the right) recalled putting on her silk kimono “to look her best” for her husband Jiro Okada just before the ship landed in San Francisco.

Details

  • Title: Japanese Picture Brides in the Registry Room
  • Creator: Lantern Slide and Lecture Department of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City
  • Date Created: 1916-11
  • Location Created: Angel Island, Tiburon, California, USA
  • Type: Photograph
  • Rights: California Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Medium: Lantern Slide

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