A set of photos documenting the marriage of a couple named Wayne and Kazuko, taken between Dec 1955 and January 1957. Unfortunately, I do not know their last names, or anything else about them, says Doug Price. It’s sad that this set ended up on ebay, and the seller could tell me nothing about them. Marriages of this sort were not common in the ’50s, so this is an interesting glimpse of these two people, their families, and how they started their lives together.
We begin in November 1956, with the above photo. The photographer captures it ‘Kazuko’s arrival in California’. If you know Kazuko and Wayne, do tell, we’d love to hear from you…
The slides numbered
Slides sent to Kazuko in Japan, 1956
Wayne, Redondo Beach, California April 1956
Aloha Tower, Honolulu July 7, 1956
Kazuko on her “first” wedding day, July 11, 1956
Wayne at the American consulate, Tokyo July 11, 1956
Waynes parents, November 1955
Christmas at Aunt Hazels, Dec 1956
Kazuko at Lake Biwa, Japan, July 1956
Kazuko, Jodoji bus stop, August,1956
Family pre-supper feast, August 1956
A. Yoshiko dancing, Aug 1956
Kazukos Family Portrait, August 1956
Kazuko, Daimonji Apt, Aug 1956
Sanjo/Kawaramachi area August 1956
Kazuko outside Daimaru Dept store, August 1956
Kazuko at a Kyoto hotel tea room, Aug 1956
Toshiko and Family, Kyoto August 1956
Toshiko and Family, Kyoto RTO, Aug 1956
Kazuko and Yasuhiko, Kyoto RTO, Aug 1956
Ugawara Seifu Hotel, Japan, August 1956
Kazuko in the Ugawara Seifu hotel, Japan, August 1956
Honolulu control tower, Aug 1956
PAA Clipper, return from Japan Aug 1956
Kazuko Arrives! Nov 1956
Wayne and Kazukos wedding, 12/16/1956
Rose bowl parade, Pasadena, Ca 1957
Rose Bowl Parade, Jan 1957
Kazuko in her ’49 Ford convertible, Jan 1957
Kazuko at Hermosa Beach, Jan 1957
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