118 items
118 items
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Photograph of Koji Ariyoshi and his bride at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-76)
Photograph of Koji Ariyoshi and his bride at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing on a lawn in front of several of the administrative buildings with cars parked behind them. The Sierra Nevada can faintly be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0113
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Photograph of four people standing in front of a utility pole with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-187)
Photograph of four hospital staff standing in front of a utility pole with the Sierra Nevada in the background at Manzanar incarceration camp. The corner and front steps of a building can be seen on the right side. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0323
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Photograph of three boys, two are on a tricycle, the other is holding a stick (ddr-csujad-47-50)
Photograph of three boys, two are on a tricycle, the other is holding a stick while sitting on the back wheel. Behind them is a basketball hoop and several barracks. The Sierra Nevada is in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0084
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Photograph of Manzanar staff housing with a rock fence and a car in front (ddr-csujad-47-352)
Photograph of staff housing at Manzanar incarceration camp. A stone fence with a wooden gate surrounds the house. In the lower right corner is a car with license plate, "84Z272." In the background are the Sierra Nevada mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_2500
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Photograph of the closing sign at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-334)
Photograph of the sign officially closing the Manzanar incarceration camp. "This project officially closed November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business." The official wooden entrance sign is behind it and the Sierra Nevada are in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0493
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 46 (January 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-123)
Selected article titles: "Gov Wallgren Opposes Coast Return" (p. 1), "Rooms Available in Seattle to Students; Job Opportunities" (p. 1), "Gate Procedure Ruling Revised" (p. 1), "Dynamite Placed Under Evacuee Home in Calif." (p. 1), "FSA Loans Available to Eligible Evacuees -- WRA" (p. 1), "3 Japanese Shot in Nevada Caf_; Gunman Captured" (p. 1), "Bellevue …
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Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-231)
Nisei male. Born September 19, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming. At a young age, moved to Seattle, Washington, and spent most of childhood there. Was enrolled at the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, before returning with family to Sheridan. Attended the University of …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 12 (March 20, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-12)
Selected article titles: "Eisenhower signs Statehood bill without fanfare" (p. 1), "Uncle Sam's 50th star now in view. JACL jubilant over Hawaiian statehood and recognition of its citizens" (p. 1), "Japanese American Democratic Club drops racial designation, reaction is mixed" (p. 3), "Chapter eliminates racial restriction in own high school scholarship program" (p. 4), "Civil rights …
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Photograph of tip off for a boys basketball game at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-44)
Photograph of tip off for a boys basketball game at Manzanar incarceration camp. The two boys are stretching towards the ball that is just out of reach. Three barracks can be seen in the background as well as the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0075
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Photograph of Anita Nicolaus at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-179)
Photograph of Anita Nicolaus standing in snow in front of two administrative buildings at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing a heavy coat and holding a purse. Two cars can be seen in the background, behind are the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0305
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Photograph of the road outside of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-153)
Photograph of the road outside of Manzanar incarceration camp. A utility pole is next to the road and a barbed wire fence follows the road. The snow-covered Sierra Nevada is in the background. In the lower left corner is a tricycle. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0268
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Photograph of farm field in Fish Springs near Big Pine area (ddr-csujad-47-61)
Photograph of a farm field in Fish Springs area near Big Pine. The foreground is dominated by cleared brush and a plowed field. In the background are the Poverty Hills and Sierra Nevada. A storm is beginning to push over and down the mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
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Jack Dempsey kissing Estelle Taylor (ddr-njpa-1-161)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Sports Photography August 4. Estelle Taylor Knocked Out (?). ([...], Nevada) Rengo. Did he knock out Estelle Taylor, [...] of the silver screen, or did he get knocked out? This point is very [...] Jack Dempsey bravely recovered and recently married Broadway comedy actress Hannah Williams here. A world-class heavyweight athlete …
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Photograph of a woman posing in front of a Joshua tree at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-176)
Photograph of a woman posing on top of a rock next to a Joshua tree in the landscaped island of a traffic circle in the staff housing section of Manzanar incarceration camp. Multiple buildings can be seen behind her as well as the Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-11)
Photograph of furlough workers getting ready to leave for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho. A large truck with a tarp secured over the contents is on the left. The Manzanar Police Department and other administrative buildings in the background with the Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Scott Nishimura and Noreen Tokita's wedding (ddr-densho-477-774)
Photograph of the groom's family. Back row, left to right: Susan Isoshima, Michael Gave, Glenn Isoshima, Vivian (Gave) Eickhoff, and Doug Eickhoff. Front row left to right: Linnell (Kanzaki) Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, David Nishimura, Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, Scott Nishimura, Noreen Tokita, Frank Nishimura, Donald Shimono, and Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono. The caption to the left the …
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Cots and mattress for 10,000 (ddr-csujad-47-36)
Photograph of seven men unloading matresses and spring frames from a truck at Manzanar incarceration camp. Another truck behind them is full of boxes. The Sierra Nevada are in the background. Caption reads: Cots and mattress for 10,000. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California State …
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Photograph of group gathering at Pleasure Park at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-79)
Photograph of approximately 40 people at Pleasure / Merritt Park at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are arranged in small groups of three to six people. The Sierra Nevada can very faintly be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph. A stone obelisk with Japanese writing is on the left. See this object …
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Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-47-57)
Photograph of a man standing in the middle of a potato field after the storm of June 1, 1943. The cloud-capped Sierra Nevada can be seen in the background. Caption reads: Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California …
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Photograph of a large group of incarcerees standing near the entrance of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-10)
Photograph of a large group of people outside at the Manzanar incarceration camp. There are three trucks and camp barracks in the background. In the group of people, many women are holding open umbrellas to protect from the sun. In the foreground, three men are walking toward the photographer. The Sierra Nevada are in the background. …
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Building every half hour (ddr-csujad-47-22)
Photograph of three men constructing the walls of a barracks. A sign in front reads: "BLK 1, BLDG 2." A truck is parked in the background, behind are the Alabama Hills and the Sierra Nevada. Caption reads: A Building Every Half Hour. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object …
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Photograph of blocks 6 and 12 under construction (ddr-csujad-47-38)
Photograph taken at Manzanar Incarceration Camp, of the camp under construction. Cleared land with an open trench runing along the center of the picture, two pipes are laying in the foreground of the picture. Barracks are under construction in rows on either side of the open trench. In the background are the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. See …
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Uniform straight bill of lading (ddr-csujad-42-107)
An uniform straight bill of lading issued by Southern Pacific Lines in Reno, Nevada. It provides the information on the shipment that one box containing mechanical hand tools is shipped from Tom Nakashima to Fumio Fred Takano in the Gila River incarceration camp. The destination is listed as Casa Grande, Arizona. See also item: csudh_tak_0108. See …
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Ron Wakabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-460)
Sansei male. Born November 13, 1944, in Reno, Nevada, where parents had resettled after leaving the concentration camps in Topaz, Utah, and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II. Grew up in East Los Angeles. Involved in a number of community social service organizations in Los Angeles, such as Oriental Concern and the Asian American Drug Abuse …
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Photograph of a departure by WRA escort en route to Reno (ddr-csujad-47-7)
Photograph of a "departure by WRA escort in station wagon en route to Reno." The license plate is M115 and there are at least five people in the car with luggage tied on to the tailgate. Barracks and utility poles can be seen in the background as well as the Sierra Nevada. Quoted description is from …