Crystal City

img Administrative building with the flag at half mast for President Roosevelt (ddr-csujad-55-1500)

Scrapbook page containing an aerial black and white photograph of the flags at half mast in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 137. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1502

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1500/

doc Football activities (ddr-csujad-55-1414)

Program (cover page only) for a high school football game at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. For full program see sac_jaac_1417. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 74. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1414/

img First we see some of the homes (ddr-csujad-55-1364)

Scrapbook page containing six black and white photographs depicting barracks at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes images of quadriplex, triplex, duplex, and shelter living quarters. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 35. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1364/

img May Day (ddr-csujad-55-1475)

Scrapbook page containing three black and white photographs of the German May Day celebration at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 118. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1475/

img Eddie and Jeanette Otsuka photograph album (ddr-densho-359-758)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-758/

img Family portrait (ddr-densho-359-1108)

The caption in the album is "Crystal City Texas 1943".Back row, left to right: Shoji Kanogawa, Yae Kanogawa, Reo Kanogawa; front row: Shizu and Sho Kanogawa

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1108/

vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview (ddr-densho-1000-316)

Nisei male. Born February 23, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Moved with parents to Hawaii at a young age, and grew up in Honolulu, where family held a prominent position in the community. Just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, parents received a phone call from Japan, which was tapped by the FBI. The U.S. government …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-316/

img Group of men at Crystal City (ddr-ajah-2-933)

Crystal City, Texas Calligraphy group, 1945

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-933/

av Crystal City Pilgrimage (ddr-densho-1024-4)

The first pilgrimage commemorating the largest U.S. Department of Justice multinational family concentration camp during World War II. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Crystal City Pilgrimage. See this item in the Digital Library of the Japanese American Incarceration Films at: https://archive.org/details/ddr-densho-1024-4.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-4/

doc Crystal City Times / Los Andes (ddr-janm-20-1)

17 sheets total of Crystal City newspapers. 11 pages of Crystal City Times in English. 6 pages of Los Andes newspaper in Spanish (mimeographed, typewritten Spanish newspapers published probably by Japanese Peruvians interned at Crystal City).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-20-1/

doc Crystal City class reunion mini-yearbook (ddr-densho-537-130)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-130/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 64 (ddr-densho-537-73)

Issue 64 includes information about a Santa Fe historical marker, a special letter from Akiko Matsumoto, an article from the Laredo Morning Times, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-73/

doc Crystal City Chatters Issue 14 (ddr-densho-537-26)

Issue 14 includes inviting Peruvian Japanese detainees for future gatherings, collecting materials for a museum and reunion, health updates for members, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-26/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 81 (ddr-densho-537-90)

Issue 81 includes a recap of a Las Vegas bus strip, an obituary for Tanimoto "Toki" Maeda, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-90/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 114 (ddr-densho-537-113)

Issue 114 includes articles about the Day of Remembrance; information for a book about Kooskia camp, the story of the Imakitas from the Marshall Islands, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-113/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 87 (ddr-densho-537-96)

Issue 87 includes letters to the editor, an article about the Washington D. C. memorial, an article about a former German internee, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-96/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 62 (ddr-densho-537-71)

Issue 62 includes a reunion update, information about a golf tournament, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-71/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 86 (ddr-densho-537-95)

Issue 86 includes a recap of a Las Vegas trip, an article about Hawaii concentration camp sites, a repatriate's story, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-95/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 121 (ddr-densho-537-119)

Issue 121 includes a recap of a Las Vegas bus trip, an announcement that David Ono will attend the Shinnen Kai luncheon, information about the final Crystal City Association events, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-119/

doc Letter from Sumi Utsushigawa-Shimatsu to Satomi Ishida (ddr-densho-537-9)

Sumi Utsushigawa-Shimatsu writes to Satomi and Tad Ishida inviting them to the 1993 Crystal City Reunion.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-9/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 69 (ddr-densho-537-78)

Issue 69 includes an article about the 10th Peru-kai reunion, letters to the editor, health advice, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-78/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 54 (ddr-densho-537-63)

Issue 54 includes information about an upcoming picnic, letters to the editor, an Obon schedule, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-63/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 117 (ddr-densho-537-116)

Issue 117 includes a recap of Las Vegas trip, members' Crystal City memories, obituaries, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-116/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 118 (ddr-densho-537-117)

Issue 118 includes an article about Bob Fletcher, an article about a Tujunga camp monument, a story of a prison break at Lordsburg, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-117/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 39 (ddr-densho-537-48)

Issue 39 includes information about an upcoming picnic, an essay about life in Japan, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-48/

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