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Original administrative office buildings at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-125)
img Original administrative office buildings at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-125)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-125/
Foundation for Tule Lake voluntary fire station (ddr-densho-345-116)
img Foundation for Tule Lake voluntary fire station (ddr-densho-345-116)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-116/
Tule Lake military police building (ddr-densho-345-148)
img Tule Lake military police building (ddr-densho-345-148)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-148/
Tule Lake mess hall (ddr-densho-345-127)
img Tule Lake mess hall (ddr-densho-345-127)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-127/
Manzanar building foundations (ddr-densho-345-81)
img Manzanar building foundations (ddr-densho-345-81)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-81/
Sewage treatment plant for Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-114)
img Sewage treatment plant for Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-114)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-114/
Manzanar internee rock garden (ddr-densho-345-84)
img Manzanar internee rock garden (ddr-densho-345-84)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-84/
Marianne West Interview (ddr-densho-1000-120)
vh Marianne West Interview (ddr-densho-1000-120)
Nisei female. Born November 4, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Family lived in Leavenworth, Washington, then moved to the West Coast. After the outbreak of World War II, family was removed from Bellingham, Washington, to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before leaving to resettle in Spokane, Washington.

(This interview took …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-120/
Testimony of Hideso John Nomura (ddr-densho-67-305)
doc Testimony of Hideso John Nomura (ddr-densho-67-305)
Written testimony of Hideso John Nomura, born in Kent, Washington. Incarcerated in the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-305/
Michiko Wada Interview (ddr-manz-1-162)
vh Michiko Wada Interview (ddr-manz-1-162)
Nisei female. Born in California. Grew up in Watts, California, where parents ran a grocery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162/
Memorandum from the WRA to persons on seasonal leave (ddr-densho-25-36)
doc Memorandum from the WRA to persons on seasonal leave (ddr-densho-25-36)
The Iseris had originally been held at Tule Lake concentration camp before it became a segregation camp. At the time of the conversion, they were living in Weiser, Idaho, under the seasonal work leave program. This letter, which was sent to the Iseris in Idaho, explained the circumstances surrounding the conversion of Tule Lake.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-25-36/
Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-172)
vh Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-172)
Nisei female. Born in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Newcastle, California, where parents were tenant farmers. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and then to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Remained in Tule Lake when it was converted to a segregation center. After leaving camp, returned to California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-172/
Eiko Yamaichi Interview (ddr-manz-1-175)
vh Eiko Yamaichi Interview (ddr-manz-1-175)
Nisei female. Born in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Snoqualmie, Washington, where father worked for the Weyerhaeuser company before the war. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Later transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-175/
W.R.A. Tule Lake Project nametag (ddr-densho-365-18)
doc W.R.A. Tule Lake Project nametag (ddr-densho-365-18)
Takeharu Inouye's nametag and number badge for work as a farm laborer at the Tule Lake concentration camp. Inouye worked in farm operations, primarily on a mechanical harvester, until the injuries and deaths of several laborers led to the strikes at Tule Lake, and the termination of their employment.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-365-18/
Artifacts (ddr-densho-35-22)
img Artifacts (ddr-densho-35-22)
The Tule Lake Museum is located on the local fairgrounds and contains a display of artifacts from the Tule Lake concentration camp. The large searchlight is from a camp guard tower. Coal-burning stoves such as this one, presumably from barracks apartment, were the main source of heat for the Japanese Americans. To the left of the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-35-22/
Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-1)
doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-1)
This scrapbook is reconstructed from a scrapbook Hisa Nimura Horiuchi first made while she was incarcerated at Tule Lake Concentration Camp. The art was drawn by Hisa's brother Nobuya Nimura.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-1/
Japanese Americans relocating to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-289)
img Japanese Americans relocating to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-289)
Original WRA caption: "Easier than going through the door loading hand baggage for departure." The Japanese Americans shown in this photograph are presumably bound for the Tule Lake concentration camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-289/
Stove vent in ceiling of military police housing (ddr-densho-345-140)
img Stove vent in ceiling of military police housing (ddr-densho-345-140)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark. The setting of the military police housing was reconstructed at …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-140/
Warehouse on western perimeter of Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-132)
img Warehouse on western perimeter of Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-132)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark. The warehouse was located along a railroad spur off the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-345-132/
Work-leave crew (ddr-densho-5-16)
img Work-leave crew (ddr-densho-5-16)
Ted Matsushita (left) and Toshio Ito received permission to leave the Tule Lake concentration camp in California to harvest sugar beets for Orly Garner in Utah. They are doing their laundry.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-5-16/
Monument (ddr-densho-35-2)
img Monument (ddr-densho-35-2)
In 1979, to commemorate the Tule Lake concentration camp, the Japanese American Citizens League and the California State Department of Parks and Recreation erected this monument, located outside the stockade area.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-35-2/
Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1005-1-14)
vh Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1005-1-14)
Transferees to and from Tule Lake

Eiichi Edward Sakauye shot footage of the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, from 1943-1945, on 8 mm film. This interview is of Mr. Sakauye providing voice-over descriptions for his original footage.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1005-1-14/
Sumie Suguro Akizuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-228)
vh Sumie Suguro Akizuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-228)
Nisei female. Born January 2, 1929, in Bellevue, Washington. Grew up in Bellevue before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California, during World War II. After leaving camp, returned to Bellevue.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-228/
Memorial plaque (ddr-densho-11-11)
img Memorial plaque (ddr-densho-11-11)
This plaque was placed at the base of the cross on Castle Rock on October 2, 1982. The plaque honors Christian ministers who served the inmates at the Tule Lake concentration camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-11-11/
Exterior of barracks (ddr-densho-35-42)
img Exterior of barracks (ddr-densho-35-42)
Local farmers currently own several barracks from the Tule Lake concentration camp. Some barracks have been made into homes, while others, like the one shown here, have been converted into storage areas.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-35-42/
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