Aquila 1943

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Tomio Itabashi and Frances (Itabashi) Nishimura Collection

First edition of the Aquila, yearbook of Tri-State High School at the Tule Lake facility in Newell, California. The book includes a roster of all students, photos of the classes and clubs (including Zoology Club, Needle Arts Club, Tri-State Thespians, glee clubs, and others), names and photos of faculty and staff, and a written history of the school describing its establishment and first year of operation. After opening on September 14, 1942, the school was forced to close for the entire month of October so the students could help with the potato harvest on the project farm, and again from February 9 - March 25 for camp registration. Despite these setbacks students managed to organize to recreate many features of a normal high school experience. Personal signatures inside are addressed to "Betty."

July, 1943

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Courtesy of Tomio Itabashi and Frances (Itabashi) Nishimura Collection, Densho

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