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img Two men in front of a residential barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-2)

Two men in front of a building at Manzanar. One man is standing with a broom in his hand, the other is sitting on a rock. The men appear to be having a conversation. There is a fence made of sticks and a wooden arbor in front of the building. A partially obstructed sign on the …

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Hotoru Matsudaira, Mako Nakagawa, and Masao Takahashi, who testified at a hearing before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-52-32)

img Hotoru Matsudaira, Mako Nakagawa, and Masao Takahashi, who testified at a hearing before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-52-32)

Caption below image reads, "NO VACATION--Hotoru Matsudaira, right, a feisty 79-year-old grandmother, told a federal commission Thursday that the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was anything but a 'three-year vacation,' as described by Sen. S.I. Hayakawa, R-Calif. 'He is a Canadian and he lived in the East all during the war. He is …

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img Attorney General Dick Thornburgh presents three elderly Japanese-Americans with redress checks (ddr-csujad-52-15)

The caption above the photograph reads, "WASHINGTON, Oct. 9--ON BENDED KNEE--Attorney General Dick Thonburgh [Thornburgh] crouches on bended knee to present $20,000 checks to three elderly Japanese-Americans interned during World War II, during a ceremony at the Justice Department Tuesday. Accepting the checks are, from left: Kisa Iseri, Ontario, Ore., Hau Dairiki, Sacramento, Calif., and Mamoru …

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img Barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-21)

A few people scattered amongst the barracks at Manzanar. Caption above image reads, "FORGOTTEN PHOTOS--This picture is one of nearly 240 photos taken by photographer Ansel Adams at the Manzanar Japanese-American internment camp in 1943. It was here that Adams, a renowned scenic photographer, made his first and only attempt to shoot a photo documentary. The …

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img Some of the first arrivals to the assembly center at Tanforan Race Track, near San Francisco in 1942 (ddr-csujad-52-4)

A LaserPhoto copy of an Associated Press image, taken in 1942, shared in 1981. Caption on photo reads "These were among the first Japanese to be moved into the newly built assembly center at Tranforan Race Track, near San Francisco in 1942. The people here were watching a horse race at the track." A message from …

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img Japanese-Canadians on a train to an incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-52-11)

A few men look out the windows of a train while a group of men look up towards the train windows. The caption above the photo reads, "Internment Bound--Japanese-Canadians get in a final farewell as a train, bound for an internment camp, leaves Vancouver in 1942. No Canadian of Japanese descent was ever shown to be …

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img Hannah Tomiko Holmes speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles about a lawsuit seeking reparations (ddr-csujad-52-34)

Caption next to image reads, "LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST U.S.--Hannah Tomiko Holmes, a Japanese-American who was interned at Manzanar, speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles Wednesday during which it was announced that a lawsuit had been filed against the United States government by a group of Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II. The …

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1503 for Edwin Markham (ddr-njpa-1-1241)

A biographical sketch of Edwin Markham written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1334 for Eugene Ysaye (ddr-njpa-1-2649)

A biographical sketch of Eugene Ysaye written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1771 for Mustapha Kemal (ddr-njpa-1-745)

A biographical sketch of Mustafa Kemal written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1559 for Louisa Tetrazzini (ddr-njpa-1-1987)

A biographical sketch of Louis Tetrazzini written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1754 for Guglielmo Marconi (ddr-njpa-1-926)

A biographical sketch of Guglielmo Marconi written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1735 for Theodore Dreiser (ddr-njpa-1-181)

A biographical sketch of Theodore Dreiser written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1772 for Daniel Willard (ddr-njpa-1-2363)

A biographical sketch of Daniel Willard written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1554 for Cosima Wagner (ddr-njpa-1-2578)

A biographical sketch of Cosima Wagner written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1636 for Walter Williams (ddr-njpa-1-2415)

A biographical sketch of Walter Williams written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1734 for Andre Tardieu (ddr-njpa-1-2011)

A biographical sketch of Andre Tardieu written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 356 for Julius Rosenwald (ddr-njpa-1-1694)

A biographical sketch of Julius Rosenwald written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1741 for Mahatma Gandhi (ddr-njpa-1-456)

A biographical sketch of Mahatma Gandhi written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Maxim Gorky (ddr-njpa-1-457)

Caption on front: "Editors: This picture is intended to replace the one previously serviced for Sketch No. 213."

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1615 for Miles Poindexter (ddr-njpa-1-1313)

A biographical sketch of Miles Poindexter written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1760 for Herbert Hoover (ddr-njpa-1-608)

A biographical sketch of Herbert Hoover written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1726 for Knute K. Rockne (ddr-njpa-1-1555)

A biographical sketch of Knute K. Rockne written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Bruno Mussolini (ddr-njpa-1-945)

Caption on front [translation]: "Prime Minister Mussolini's Second Son. Dies in Bomber Crash. 2 More of 8 Crew Killed. (Rome, 7th AP). Captain Bruno Mussolini, Prime Minister Mussolini's second son, died today when the long-range bomber he was practicing in crashed near Pisa. His death was officially announced at 10 a.m. this morning. Two other members …

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doc Associated Press Sketch 1650 for Hans Luther (ddr-njpa-1-1229)

A biographical sketch of Hans Luther written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

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