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Japanese American waiting with baggage (ddr-densho-151-103)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. An early comer arrives with personal effects at 2020 Van Ness Avenue as part of the 664 residents of Japanese ancestry to be evacuated from San Francisco on April 6, 1942. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
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Registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-80)
Original WRA caption: San Francisco, California. Bush Street, San Francisco. Japanese family heads and persons living alone form a line outside Civil Control station located in the Japanese American Citizens League Auditorium at 2031 Bush Street, to appear for "processing" in response to Civilian Exclusion Order Number 20.
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Japanese Americans waiting with baggage (ddr-densho-151-101)
Original caption: San Francisco. Early comers arrive with personal effects at 2020 Van Ness Avenue as part of the contingent of 664 residents of Japanese ancestry, first to be evacuated from San Francisco on April 6, 1942. Evacuees will housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
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The Nikkei Shimin, Vol. I No. 1 (October 15, 1929) (ddr-pc-1-1)
Selected article titles: "A Brief History of the New American Citizens League" (p. 1), "In Order to Become Interested in Anything Get Information About It" (p. 3).
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Clipping from San Francisco Examiner Sunday magazine Highlight with review of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-263)
Article: The Honky Tonk Girl of Hong Kong
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Helen Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-471)
Sansei female. Born February 27, 1935, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco's Japantown. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, family lived for a short time in Oregon before returning to California and finding temporary housing in Hunters Point. Eventually …
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Pacific Far East Line, Inc. Form P-1 No. 3242 (ddr-densho-446-258)
Receipt for cabin on SS Pacific Bear from Shanghai to San Francisco. Fare: US$375.oo. Taxes: US$8.00.
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Letter Orders, 27 Nov 45 (ddr-densho-446-187)
USSBS Orders with transportation instructions from Seattle to San Francisco on December 17 by command of Brigadier General Denison
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Portrait of Naomi Higaki (ddr-densho-458-91)
Naomi Higaki in a frame folder during his senior year of high school. Printed on photo: Hartsook San Francisco
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Letter from Martha Nozawa to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-144)
Will come out to San Francisco soon, asks about situation there for Japanese. Envelope is not for this letter.
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Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-200)
Confirming plans to come to Topaz to help after the baby is born, and travel together to San Francisco
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Letter from Tomoye Takahashi to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-408)
Ideas about what needs to be done at the house in San Francisco, how to pick up their property.
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Alien Travel Permit (ddr-densho-410-402)
Issued to Henri Hiroyuki Takahashi for travel San Francisco to return to home. Envelope with addresses written on back.
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Hirokichi "Harry" Hayashi Family Collection (ddr-densho-441)
Collection of documents and photographs related to the Hayashi family and their nursery business in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Japanese Americans waiting with baggage (ddr-densho-151-104)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. Early comers arrive with personal effects at 2020 Van Ness Avenue as part of the contingent of 664 residents of Japanese ancestry first to be evacuated from San Francisco on April 6, 1942. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
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Japanese American waiting with baggage (ddr-densho-151-102)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. An early comer arrives with personal effects at 2020 Van Ness Avenue as part of the contingent of 664 residents of Japanese ancestry, first to be evacuated from San Francisco on April 6, 1942. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
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Magazine of California State Florists' association Sept. 1956 Vol. VI No. 2 (missing pages 6-9, 12-13) (ddr-densho-329-846)
Featuring headlines "Floral elephant presented to Republican convention; San Francisco flower terminal; Picture story of the flower industry's past; A look at our Florida competition." List of businesses in the new San Francisco flower terminal. To read full issue see object ddr-densho-329-847, which contains the missing pages.
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Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-111-15)
Arriving in America: shopping for Western-style clothes in San Francisco (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.
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Members of the Central Raw Silk Association of Japan (ddr-densho-300-253)
Caption in album: "The Central Raw Silk Association of Japan. Japanese Pavilion, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. The Silk Girls."
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Members of the Central Raw Silk Association of Japan (ddr-densho-300-254)
Caption in album: "The Central Raw Silk Association of Japan. Japanese Pavilion, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. The Silk Girls."
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Mrs. Yoshimoto (ddr-densho-357-284)
Mrs. Yoshimoto poses for a professional photograph in Lodi. A raised stamp reads: "Fusaki Studio, 1747 Buchanan Street, San Francisco."