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1955-01-FAM-JPN-FRN-Norm, Nellie, David & Danny at friends - the Watanabe's to celebrate New Years.
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1955-01-FAM-JPN-FRN- We really enjoyed spending New Year's evening with our friends the young Watanabe couple & baby. Nellie holding David & Danny.
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1955-01-FAM-JPN-FRN- Norm with David & Nellie holding Danny at the Watanabe couple's home for New Years.
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1955-02-CHU-JPN-BDG-The church building site with Mount Fuji in the background. The missionary residence had been completed next door. Fuji.
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1955-02-CHU-JPN-BDG-Ground breaking ceremony for the Fuji Lutheran Church. Norm with shovel. Feb. 13, 1955.
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1955-02-CHU-JPN-BDG-The congregation gathers round for the ground breaking ceremony and service for Fuji Lutheran Church building, within site of Mount Fuji.
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1955-02-FAM-JPN-FRN-Noriaki Chan, Yamazaki's child and David.
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1955-03-FAM-JPN-HOM-Danny's 1st birthday - March 5. Danny & David with Daddy Norman. Fuji.
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1955-03-FAM-JPN-HOM-Danny's 1st birthday. Danny age 1 & David will be 3 on July 7. Fuji. The boys will soon be mobile.
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1955-03-FAM-JPN-HOM-David and Danny on Danny's 1st birthday - March 5, 1955. Fuji.
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-BAP-front row - 3 Christians on the day of their baptism. Back row Norm Olson and Kishii (seminary student).Noriko Watanabe later married Satoru Kishii. Fuj
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-BAP-Two fellows and Noriko Watanabe, baptized at Fuji Lutheran Church.
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-BAP- Noriko Watanabe on day of her baptism. David Olson on trike in front. Nellie holding Danny on back right.
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-GRP-Sunday School students from Fuji Lutheran Church, Japan
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-BDG- March 13, 1955 Norm conducting the laying of the corner stone for the new Fuji Lutheran Church building.
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-BDG-Cornerstone laying for Fuji Lutheran Church. March 15, 1955.
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-BDG-The congregation gathered for laying the corner stone for Fuji Lutheran Church. March 15.
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1955-04-CHU-JPN-GRP-Spring vacation school. Miss Ohashi with children doing handwork. Shibata Lutheran Church, Nagoya.
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1955-03-CHU-JPN-BDG-building Fuji Lutheran Church
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1955-04-CHU-JPN-WED-Danny with two ladies in wedding kimonos.
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1955-05-FAM-JPN-TRA-Carp on poles put up in advance of Boy's Day (May 5th), Fuji.
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1955-05-FAM-JPN-TRA-Church building completed. Flying of carp in connection with Boy's Day on May 5. Fuji.
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1955-05-FAM-JPN-TRA-Japanese flag
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1955-05-CHU-JPN-MSN-Bible camp of Ev Lutheran Church at Umegashima, Shizuoka Pref.
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1955-05-CHU-JPN-MSN-Umegashima Bible camp site. Dr. Burgess, Kenneth Stenberg, Gordon Tang, Lars Ingulsrud,Satoru Kishii.
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1955-05-CHU-JPN-MSN-Tea pickers at Umegashima (site of the Bible Camp) in Shizuoka. A very young looking mother takes time out to feed her baby.
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1955-05-CHU-JPN-MSN-Umegashima-Kenneth Stenberg, Lars Ingulsrud, Gordon Tang.
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1955-05-FAM-JPN-HOM-Miriam 5 days old. She was born May 12, 1955 at Tokyo Sanitarium Hospital (7th Day Adventist. David and Danny were born there also.
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1955-05-FAM-JPN-HOM- Nellie bringing Miriam home from the hospital on May 17, 1955.Tokyo.
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1955-06-CHU-JPN-BDG-Fuji Lutheran Chapel started having services on June 12. Until then, services took place in our parsonage living room.
