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img Painting of Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-36)

"A butane tank was used to strike the gong that summoned us to mess hall. Santa Fe internment camp."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-36/

img Sketch of a couple knitting and carving wood (ddr-manz-2-64)

Caption: "She is knitting. He is carving wood. They enjoy their hobbies."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-64/

img Painting of the Santa Fe canteen (ddr-manz-2-27)

Caption: "Mr. Arai, Mr. Funahashi." Caption on reverse: "A canteen for the convenience of Santa Fe's internees."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-27/

img Painting of a scene at Manzanar Grammar School (ddr-manz-2-45)

Caption on reverse: "First graders at Manzanar Grammar School."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-45/

img Painting of the Manzanar High School 1943 graduation (ddr-manz-2-54)

Caption: "Approximately 200 students graduated at second Manzanar High School commencement."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-54/

img Painting of the Takamura Family's pet hawk (ddr-manz-2-1)

Caption: "Our pet hawk died on May 22. The following day Mr. Sato of Chula Vista died. But same day over 80 of us internees were released."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-1/

img Sketch of a dust storm at Manzanar (ddr-manz-2-42)

Caption: "First impression of Manzanar."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-42/

img Painting of Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-25)

Caption on reverse: "Panorama of Santa Fe Internment Center. Drawn on writing paper - with anxiety - during early days when I was not sure that drawings of any kind were permitted."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-25/

img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-57)

Caption on reverse: "Pounding the 'mochi.'"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-57/

img Painting of men making wooden clogs (ddr-manz-2-30)

Caption on reverse: "We made wooden clogs to send to our families at other centers."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-30/

img Painting of Manzanar and the Sierra Nevada (ddr-manz-2-75)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-75/

img Painting of an adobe house (ddr-manz-2-32)

Caption: "An adobe house inside our Sata [sic] Fe Camp."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-32/

img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-59)

Caption: "Mochi-Tsuki. Making rice cakes. New Year custom."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-59/

img Painting of Japanese Americans leaving for a different camp (ddr-manz-2-61)

Caption: "Bainbridge people bidding farewell as they leave for Minnedoka [sic] relocation camp."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-61/

img Painting of men observing cloud formations (ddr-manz-2-38)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-38/

img Painting of a cloud formation over hills (ddr-manz-2-3)

Caption: "At evening I sketched this beautiful, unusual cloud formation. All at [sic] us noticed it. We wondered whether these might mean that we would be at peace."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-3/

img Painting of Japanese Americans making improvements to barracks (ddr-manz-2-62)

Caption: "Residents installed plaster boards inside barracks. This was the room of Mr. and Mrs. Kurahashi."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-62/

img Painting of a chemist at work (ddr-manz-2-14)

Caption: "Mr. Nishimura. Analysis of the plant extracts is one of many research works which are carried out by the chemists. Here a chemist is working with a special apparatus for the determination of nitrogen."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-14/

img Painting of a man working with guayule cuttings (ddr-manz-2-17)

Caption: "Propagation of plnts [sic] by cutting method has been successful for the first time. Guayule cuttings are treated with a phytoharneon [sic] before setting in a flat. Mr. Hata."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-17/

img Painting of a sunset at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-21)

Caption on reverse: "Santa Fe's sunsets were beautiful!"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-21/

img Painting of two men working with guayule cuttings (ddr-manz-2-10)

Caption: "Rooted cuttings are transplanted to milk cartons and then to the field. Trnsplanting [sic] is done carefully and speedily by hand of the experimenters. Mr. Akaboshi."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-10/

img Painting of Easter service (ddr-manz-2-15)

Caption: "Easter sunrise service. Apr. 9 - 1944. Cold and windy at sunrise, the moon still shone over Mt. Williamson."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-15/

img Painting of the administration office at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-26)

Caption: "Mr. Ohkado, Mr. Nozaki R., Mr. Kitagawa M." Caption on reverse: "Administration Office Santa Fe Internment Center."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-26/

img Painting of farmers harvesting watermelons (ddr-manz-2-67)

Caption: "The resients [sic] transformed dusty semi-arid land into green truck farms, growing vegetable crops of all kinds. I sketched this scene of workers harvesting large, ripe, sweet watermelons."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-67/

img Sketch of the Manzanar auditorium and community hall (ddr-manz-2-73)

Caption: "The Manzanar auditorium and community hall nears completion."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-73/