Manzanar

img Two girls sitting on beds in the barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-10)

Two girls sit on beds in the barracks at Manzanar, in front of shelves containing their personal belongings. A caption, printed in the Feb. 25, 1983, edition of the Long Beach Independent reads, "1942 photo showed Japanese-Americans apparently happily interned at Manzanar camp. The accompanying caption said a picture of Gen. Douglas MacArthur hung in a …

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img New arrivals at Manzanar fill mattresses with straw (ddr-csujad-52-27)

Caption pasted on reverse of image reads, "Japanese evacuees who arrived at the alien reception center at Manzanar, Calif., Mar. 24, 1942, fill mattresses with straw as they prepared to spend their first night in their new homes. The emigres were among the first in the greatest forced migration in the nation's history." See this object …

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img Laying water line at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-24)

Caption from reverse of image reads, "LAYING WATER LINE FOR JAPANESE BOOM TOWN, A trench digger churned its way across the floor of Owens Valley March 19 to speed laying of a water supply line for the boom town for evacuated Japanese being erected at Manzanar under the direction of Lt. Gen. John L. Dewitt of …

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img Two children running between the barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-18)

Two children appear to be running in an otherwise empty area at Manzanar. One can see barracks on either side of the image and a building in the center of the photo, behind a flagpole with the United States flag. Caption above the image reads, "MANZANAR, Clif. Nov. 11 -- RELOCATION CENTER -- This California Historical …

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img Three girls in their quarters at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-9)

Three young women in barracks at Manzanar. One sits at a desk, writing in a notebook. The other two look on, one with her hands on the back of the woman at the desk, the other bends at the waist to wash her hands in a white bowl. Caption on back of photograph reads, "Japanese Girls …

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img Barracks at Manzanar with Mt. Whitney in the background (ddr-csujad-52-35)

Caption next to image reads, "NEW EVIDENCE--Homes used for the internment of alien and American Japanese during World War II are situated near Mt. Whitney, Calif., in this 1942 file photo. A key military report that led to the internment of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans during the war was based upon 'intentional falsehoods,' say attorneys planning …

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img Two men in front of a residential barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-3)

Two men in front of a building at Manzanar. One man is standing with a broom in his hand, the other is sitting on a rock. The men appear to be having a conversation. There is a fence made of sticks and a wooden arbor in front of the building. A partially obstructed sign on the …

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img Food service at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-28)

Caption pasted on reverse of image reads, "FIRST MEAL IN NEW ALIEN CAMP, Japanese evacuated from their Los Angeles homes line up to receive their first meal after their arrival Mar. 24, 1942, in the alien reception center at Manzanar." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: hslb_npc_0032

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img Three boys near barbed wire at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-26)

Three young boys standing behind barbed wire at Manzanar. Two of the boys have their hand on the wire. Snow capped mountains are visible in the background. Caption above image reads, "MIYATAKE DOCUMENTARY--This 1943 photo taken at California's Manzanar internment camp during World War II was taken by photographer Toyo Miyatake who was honored at the …

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img Students eat lunch in front of a monument at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-12)

Six people sit on the ground eating from white bags in front of a monument. Snow covered mountains can be seen in the distance. The caption under the photo reads, "Manzanar, Ca.--(Slugged Manzanar)--Students from the University of California Riverside, all members of 'The Historian as Detective' class, eat lunch in front of a monument to the …

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img First arrivals at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-19)

A large group of people stand outside of barracks. The caption next to the image reads, "SPENDING THE WAR BEHIND BARBED WIRE--In this 1942 file photo, first arrivals at the Japanese evacuee community in Manzanar, California, are assigned to quarters in the barracks. 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were" (caption cut off). See this object in …

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img George Takei stands with commemorative plaque designating Manzanar a State Monument (ddr-csujad-52-37)

Caption on the back of the photograph, created by NBC Television/KNBC 4 Los Angels, reads, "Host George Takei stands with the commemorative plaque designating Manzanar a State Monument in a special repeat telecast of EXPRESSION: EAST-WEST's half-hour examination of Manzanar and other 1942 relocation camps, airing Sat., May 5 at 2:30 p.m. on KNBC/Channel 4. Other …

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img Guard station at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-1)

An abandoned guard station at the entrance to Manzanar. Notation on the back of the photo states "Manzanar - Concentration Camp - California, Where American Japanese were kept WWII." The caption printed in the Press-Telegram, in September of 1985, reads "Infamous Manzanar was the first and best-known of the U.S. internment camps where more than 100,000 …

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img Two men in front of a residential barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-2)

Two men in front of a building at Manzanar. One man is standing with a broom in his hand, the other is sitting on a rock. The men appear to be having a conversation. There is a fence made of sticks and a wooden arbor in front of the building. A partially obstructed sign on the …

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img Barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-21)

A few people scattered amongst the barracks at Manzanar. Caption above image reads, "FORGOTTEN PHOTOS--This picture is one of nearly 240 photos taken by photographer Ansel Adams at the Manzanar Japanese-American internment camp in 1943. It was here that Adams, a renowned scenic photographer, made his first and only attempt to shoot a photo documentary. The …

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doc Relocation program: [a guidebook for the residents of relocation centers] (ddr-csujad-5-69)

Japanese translation of "Relocation program: a guidebook for the residents of relocation centers." It describes the policies and procedures of the War Relocation Authority Relocation Program. Includes policies and procedures on leave and return to a camp, placement, travel and subsistence, food, lodging, health service, employment and compensation, clothing allowances, community government, education, internal security, consumer …

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doc Hugo Kaji interview (ddr-csujad-6-9)

Oral history interview with Hugo Kaji. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_KAJI_HUGO

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doc Mamoru Masuda interview (ddr-csujad-6-21)

Oral history interview with Mamoru Masuda. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_MASUDA_MAMORU

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img Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-7-12)

Manzanar incarceration camp, July 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f12

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img Man and child at Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-7-8)

An man and a child at Manzanar incarceration camp, Manzanar, California, July 2, 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f08

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doc Manzanar Free Press Relocation Supplement Vol. 1 No. 16 (August 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-384)

Selected article titles: "FSA Loan Requirements Given" (p. 1), "Former Prisoner-of-War Friendly to Nishimoto" (p. 1), "Proposal Made Against Evacuee Discrimination" (p. 1), "Tell Importance of Terminal Leave" (p. 3), "Hawaiian-Born Japanese Woman Wins Citizenship; Makes Boston News" (p. 4).

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 18 (March 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-215)

Selected article titles: "Delegates Meet With Director for Draft Discussion. Merritt Leaves for Washington With Local Citizens' Message" (p. 1), "Seven Boys Held on Unauthorized Leave" (p. 1), "First Manzanar Group in Tule After 36-Hour Trip" (p. 1), "House Passes Bill Aimed at Disloyals" (p. 1), "Responsibility to U.S. Told Delegates" (p. 1), "Lift Curfew Law …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 28 (April 5, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-225)

Selected article titles: "Housing Priorities Honor Block 16 Residents First" (p. 1), "Population Census Taken Here Friday" (p. 1), "Permit Leaves on Trial Basis" (p. 1), "Investigate Refusal to Serve in Army" (p. 1), "Local Officials Deny Knowledge of Nisei Joining Reserve Corps" (p. 1), "Urge Fight to Lift Pacific Coast Ban" (p. 1), "Report Progress …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 99 (June 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-345)

Selected article titles: "Resettlers Requested to Apply for Leaves Ten Days in Advance" (p. 1), "War Department Seeks Information of Nisei Veterans" (p. 1), "Center Nisei and Labor Shortage" (p. 1), "Approximate Total of Relocatees Told" (p. 1), "Illegal to Discharge Firearms at People" (p. 1), "Cleveland Hostel Slated to Close" (p. 3), "Residents Asked to …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. I No. 34 (July 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-34)

Selected article titles: "Immediate Action Urged for Repatriation" (p. 1), "Fifteen Block Leaders Open Offices at 1-1" (p. 1), "Gas Tank Explosion Hurts MP Top Sgt." (p. 1), "Payment of $15,000 in June Wages Disbursed in Alphabetical Order" (p. 1), "Men's Clothing Distributed to First Arrivals" (p. 1), "Friend's Service Committee Confer to Speed Work for …

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