Japanese Americans preparing shells for jewelry making
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-2-50 (Legacy UID: denshopd-p2-00050)
PARENT COLLECTION
DESCRIPTION
Kumataro (left) and Kadju Nishimura measure and separate shells to be used in jewelry-making. The Nishimuras woke up at the crack of dawn and dug waist-deep holes to find the shells. The shells were then bleached white and later painted. Tule Lake was drained in the early 1900s. The camp was located on the old lake bed, where people found shells for making jewelry to sell to camp personnel.
DATE
c.1943
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
FACILITY
CREATORS
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Bain Family Collection
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted