Photo Exhibits

Photo exhibits spotlight various topics in Florida history, and are accompanied by brief text intended to place selected materials in historical context.

Yamato Colony


Hideo Kobayashi posing in chair: Yamato, Florida (1914)

Hideo Kobayashi posing in chair: Yamato, Florida (1914)

Image Number: N044914

Three Japanese American men posing for a picture (ca. 1913)

Three Japanese American men posing for a picture (1913)

Image Number: PR13757

Japanese colony: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1912)

Japanese colony: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1912)

Image Number: PR13760

Japanese men in horse drawn cart: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1912)

Japanese men in horse drawn cart: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1912)

Image Number: PR13753

George Morikami's wooden shack: Yamato, Florida (1911)

George Morikami's wooden shack: Yamato, Florida (1911)

Image Number: PR13767

Farmers at railroad depot: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1911)

Farmers at railroad depot: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1911)

Image Number: PR13764

Yamato farmers at railroad siding: Yamato, Florida (1911)

Yamato farmers at railroad siding: Yamato, Florida (1911)

Image Number: PR13762

Mr. J¯o with Mrs. Sada Sakai: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1910)

Mr. J¯o with Mrs. Sada Sakai: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1910)

Image Number: PR13755

N. Narita in Japanese school uniform: Tokyo, Japan (1910)

N. Narita in Japanese school uniform: Tokyo, Japan (1910)

Image Number: N044908

Note from sleeve: N. Narita. Thought to have been an early colonist at Yamato.

Railway depot of the Florida East Coast Railway: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1909)

Railway depot of the Florida East Coast Railway: Yamato, Florida (ca. 1909)

Image Number: N044905

Note from sleeve: Women on left with babies in arms are probably Mrs. Sakai and Mrs. Kamiya.