Kimura family posing in front of their store, Seattle, circa 1953

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Image of Kimura family posing in front of their store, Seattle, circa 1953 — 2014.49.014-012-0150

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Kimura family posing in front of their store, Seattle, circa 1953

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Grocery store owners Takauki "Taky" and Eiji Kimura pose with their mother and brother in front of their First Hill IGA Foodliner at 908 Eighth Avenue on First Hill. A good friend of Bruce Lee's during the martial artist's Seattle years, Taky gave free weekly classes on Lee's philosophy and technique for decades in the grocery store's basement.

ID Number: 2014.49.014.012.0150

Date: Circa 1953

Creator(s): Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.

Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.014.012.0150

Subjects: Asian American, Businesses and Corporations