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img Beauty contest (ddr-csujad-26-134)

Seven young Japanese American women pose in formal dresses. Verso of photo reads, "beauty contest." The woman in the center is presumed to be the winner as she is seated, wears a crown, and holds a bouquet. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-43)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including family interactions, memories, homesickness, friendships, social interactions, school, self-reflection, juvenile delinquency, peer behaviors, death, religion, opinions, and worldviews. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class assignment and collected for …

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img Tule Lake scrapbook Christmas card illustrations (ddr-csujad-26-60)

Scrapbook page featuring block prints of two holiday greeting cards: one depicting the Madonna and child with candles and reads "Greetings"; the second features four choir singers with the letters n-o-e-l spelled out in their mouths in front of a window depicting the Madonna and child. The scrapbook page is hand lettered "Peace on Earth" and …

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section: holiday edition (ddr-csujad-26-46)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "An editorial" by Howard M. Imazeki; "Her name is woman" by Riley O'Suga; "Christmas tree" by Shuji Kimura; "Six old bachelors" by Miyoko Takagi; "Looking back" by Eugene Okada; "Great American tragedy" by Tsuyoshi Nakamura; "Pure hell" by Yukio …

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doc Messhalls in Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-23)

Report describing the mess halls of Tule Lake including: administrative organization, operations, personnel, duties, conflicts, wages, food procurement and distribution, food preparation, schedules, sample menus, dietary accommodations, food rationing and shortages, seating capacity, seating arrangements and systems, utensils, and incarceree attendance. The report analyzes workers and incarceree behaviors, status, mental faculties, disposition, religion, age, and gender. …

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img Outdoor group photo (ddr-csujad-26-79)

Four people including Robert Billigmeier and an unidentified Japanese American man pose outdoors for a group photo. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_016

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img Group photo in front of barracks (ddr-csujad-26-136)

Three Japanese American women and one man pose together in front of a barracks building. An automobile and additional barracks can be seen in the background. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_106

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img Tule Lake scrapbook illustarted page (ddr-csujad-26-57)

Scrapbook page featuring a pastel and pencil drawing of "Tule Lake Days" depicting a stage performance, a harvest stand, a festival queen, farm workers and a tractor, a school setting with teacher, and a crowd surrounding a train. Tule Lake scrapbook (ucsb_mei_0053), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img View of Hiroshima's centre no. 2 (ddr-csujad-26-100)

Front of a postcard depicting the aftermath of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_037

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doc Structural report, institutional adjustments, VII: communicative institutions (ddr-csujad-26-13)

Description of observed language skills, languages spoken, and cultural differences contributing to difficulty in communication among incarcerees. The report defines communicative institutions "as means of passing information from place or person to another." Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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img Barracks row (ddr-csujad-26-86)

A man walks toward a row of barracks lining a dusty road. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_023

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img People on hillside viewing camp (ddr-csujad-26-73)

Photo of people standing along a hillside overlooking camp. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_010

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img Group photo in front of barracks building (ddr-csujad-26-81)

Posed group photo in front of a barracks building of eighteen Japanese Americans and Caucasian adults, one baby, and one dog. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_018

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img Women gather next to bus (ddr-csujad-26-74)

Women gather next to a packed bus with people inside possibly for "resettlement." From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_011

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img Young man on tractor (ddr-csujad-26-131)

Photo of a young Japanese American man on a tractor. Barracks building are seen in the background. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_101

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doc Buddhist church preliminary report (ddr-csujad-26-8)

Description of the development and practices of the Buddhist Church at Tule Lake including Sunday school, adult services and the Young Buddhist Association (YBA). Includes several comparisons to the Christian Church and Christians at Tule Lake. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object in the California …

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img On Castle Rock above the camp--facing Mt. Shasta (ddr-csujad-26-70)

Photo of three Japanese Americans and four Caucasian people, including Robert Billigmeier, posing with snowballs and a dog. Caption on back of photograph reads, "On Castle Rock above the camp - facing Mt. Shasta." From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. Related photo in sequence ucsb_mei_0122. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-42)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including social interactions, friendships, "going steady," and personality traits. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class assignment and collected for the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). Additional personality …

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img Large group photo (ddr-csujad-26-125)

Photo of a large group of Japanese Americans and Caucasian men and women pose in front of a barracks building with a baby and a dog. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_094

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img View from Castle Rock facing east (ddr-csujad-26-129)

Landscape photo featuring the Tule Lake incarceration camp and the roads around it as seen in the snow from a nearby hill top. Verso reads, "view from Castle Rock facing east." From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_099

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img Tule Lake scrapbook pastel drawing (ddr-csujad-26-66)

Scrapbook page featuring a pastel drawing of an agricultural field in a mountain landscape depicting figures working the field on foot and using farm equipment. The drawing is lined on the bottom by a series of radishes. "Yvanne" is signed in the lower right corner. Tule Lake scrapbook (ucsb_mei_0053), page 35. See this object in the …

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 8 (ddr-csujad-26-49)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Nisei America" by Riley O'Suga; "What makes Peter run?" by Frances Okamoto; "Haiku and painting" by Ken Yasuda; "Tule in rhyme" by Iku Wada; "Ramblings" by Eugene Okada; "It's the little things" by Sachiko Higashi; "Looking back" by George …

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img Procurement and Shoe Rationing [Department] (ddr-csujad-26-106)

Letter from David O'Kane describing provenance and donating the included photo of the Procurement an Shoe Rationing Department at Tule Lake camp to Special Collections at Cal State Hayward. The photo features a group of five Japanese American women with five Caucasian men and women. The verso of the photo reads, "This was taken just before …

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doc Broadcast affair Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-18)

Chronological account of an Office of War Information visit to Tule Lake to ask incarcerees to broadcast about the conditions of the incarceration camp in response to reported propaganda broadcasts on Tokyo radio. Report describes conditions under which the broadcast would have been made, details of meetings, and arguments for and against the broadcast. Report compiled …

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img Young Japanese couple (ddr-csujad-26-119)

Photo of a young Japanese American couple seated on a bench in front of barracks buildings. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_088

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