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George H. Morishita Interview Segment 39 (ddr-manz-1-137-39)
Moving to Nevada
This interview has audio problems due to the equipment used during taping.
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Railway bridge (ddr-ajah-2-778)
Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges (Including this one) December 8-24, 1941, near Reno, NV. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Note that Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-286 with additional notes
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People on stairs in front of building (ddr-densho-402-20)
Written on back: "Reno, Nevada. 4-28-45. Bob, Gladys, Martha."
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Board of Athletic Control at University of Nevada (ddr-densho-468-132)
Letter commending the University of Nevada for integrating college football team
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Art Imagire Interview (ddr-manz-1-34)
Nisei male. Born August 1, 1933, in Oakland, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, moved with family to Reno, Nevada, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Attended the University of Nevada and later worked for an aerospace company. Presently resides in Sacramento, California.
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View from guard tower (ddr-densho-93-9)
Original Ansel Adams caption: Manzanar from Guard Tower, view west, (Sierra Nevada in Background) Manzanar Relocation Center, California.
Narrator Art Imagire
Nisei male. Born August 1, 1933, in Oakland, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, moved with family to Reno, Nevada, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Attended the University of Nevada and later worked for an aerospace company.
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.24 (December 12, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-50)
Select article titles: "Racial bias in Denver reality deals charged" (p.1); "Nevada marriage law upset" (p.1); "Lessening of employment bias on race cited by pres. Comm." (p.8)
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Manzanar Free Press Relocation Supplement Vol. 1 No. 21 (September 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-390)
Selected article titles: "Farm Housing Available in Pahrump, Nevada" (p. 1), "1400 Acres in Niland Offered for Cash Lease" (p. 1), "Housing for One Family Offered on 60 Acres of Farm Land at Santa Fe" (p. 1).
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Photograph of young men standing in front of the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-264)
Photograph of three young men standing in front of the Sierra Nevada holding books at the Manzanar incarceration camp. They are all wearing jackets and white pants. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0412
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Photograph looking across the desert toward the snow-covered Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-154)
Photograph looking across the desert toward the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. The barbed wire fence surrounding Manzanar is visible along with a line of utility poles. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0270
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Testimony of Ron Wakabayashi (ddr-densho-67-212)
Written testimony of Ron Wakabayashi, born in Reno, Nevada. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Psychological Impact and Redress." Personal information excised by Densho.