Kango Takamura Collection ddr-manz-2

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Painting of Manzanar High School (ddr-manz-2-51)
img Painting of Manzanar High School (ddr-manz-2-51)
Caption: "Manzanar High School. Studies took on great importance in these barrack classrooms. This was a day before the week-end holiday."
Painting of roll call at Manzanar High School (ddr-manz-2-52)
img Painting of roll call at Manzanar High School (ddr-manz-2-52)
Caption: "Roll call is taken. This was the first day of school he study hall. Converted from a former mess ahll, resounded with laughter as Mr. Vanderjagt aide would call a name a squeaky soprano would respond 'Here,' only to be followed by an off-pitch bass 'Heah.'"
Painting of students going to class (ddr-manz-2-53)
img Painting of students going to class (ddr-manz-2-53)
Caption: "Students hurry to the classes as the belling's on this foggy morning."
Painting of the Manzanar High School 1943 graduation (ddr-manz-2-54)
img Painting of the Manzanar High School 1943 graduation (ddr-manz-2-54)
Caption: "Approximately 200 students graduated at second Manzanar High School commencement."
Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-55)
img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-55)
Caption on reverse: "More mochi at Manzanar."
Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-56)
img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-56)
Caption: "Making rice cakes. New Year custom."
Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-57)
img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-57)
Caption on reverse: "Pounding the 'mochi.'"
Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-58)
img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-58)
Caption on reverse: "New Year's 'mochi' on Block 35. We especially appreciated this custom in camp during wartime."
Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-59)
img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-59)
Caption: "Mochi-Tsuki. Making rice cakes. New Year custom."
Painting of Japanese Americans leaving for a different camp (ddr-manz-2-61)
img Painting of Japanese Americans leaving for a different camp (ddr-manz-2-61)
Caption: "Bainbridge people bidding farewell as they leave for Minnedoka [sic] relocation camp."
Painting of Japanese Americans making improvements to barracks (ddr-manz-2-62)
img Painting of Japanese Americans making improvements to barracks (ddr-manz-2-62)
Caption: "Residents installed plaster boards inside barracks. This was the room of Mr. and Mrs. Kurahashi."
Painting of Manzanar on New Year's Day (ddr-manz-2-63)
img Painting of Manzanar on New Year's Day (ddr-manz-2-63)
Caption on reverse: "At leisure on New Year's afternoon on Block 35."
Sketch of a couple knitting and carving wood (ddr-manz-2-64)
img Sketch of a couple knitting and carving wood (ddr-manz-2-64)
Caption: "She is knitting. He is carving wood. They enjoy their hobbies."
Painting of Manzanar in snow (ddr-manz-2-65)
img Painting of Manzanar in snow (ddr-manz-2-65)
Caption: "Snow in January 1944, block 35 at Manzanar."
Painting of Manzanar in snow (ddr-manz-2-66)
img Painting of Manzanar in snow (ddr-manz-2-66)
Caption on reverse: "Oil for the barracks in blizzard and snow at Manzanar."
Painting of farmers harvesting watermelons (ddr-manz-2-67)
img Painting of farmers harvesting watermelons (ddr-manz-2-67)
Caption: "The resients [sic] transformed dusty semi-arid land into green truck farms, growing vegetable crops of all kinds. I sketched this scene of workers harvesting large, ripe, sweet watermelons."
Painting of farmers harvesting okra (ddr-manz-2-69)
img Painting of farmers harvesting okra (ddr-manz-2-69)
Caption: "Farm workers harvest crop of Manzanar grown okra."
Illustrations of guayule leaf types (ddr-manz-2-70)
img Illustrations of guayule leaf types (ddr-manz-2-70)
Caption: "Guayule shrub and leaf types. Some of the leaf types can be used to distinguish one strain from another."
Painting of a biologist working with guayule (ddr-manz-2-71)
img Painting of a biologist working with guayule (ddr-manz-2-71)
Caption: "A biologist hybidizes [sic] Guayule trying to produce plants superior in quality then those existing now."
Painting of Manzanar (ddr-manz-2-72)
img Painting of Manzanar (ddr-manz-2-72)
Caption on reverse: "After the Rain - an abandoned baby cart."
Sketch of the Manzanar auditorium and community hall (ddr-manz-2-73)
img Sketch of the Manzanar auditorium and community hall (ddr-manz-2-73)
Caption: "The Manzanar auditorium and community hall nears completion."
Internees playing cards in Barracks 5, Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-74)
img Internees playing cards in Barracks 5, Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-74)
Caption: "Mr. Okaski, Mr. Suglyama, Mr. Tsuyuki, Mr. Hagio, Mr. Yamamoto, Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Hatori, Mr. Yamada, Mr. Musashi, Mr. Takamura." Caption on reverse: "Our roommates in Barracks No 5. Santa Fe Interment [sic]."

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