Kango Takamura Collection ddr-manz-2
76 items
76 items
![Painting of the Takamura Family's pet hawk (ddr-manz-2-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fb/94/fb94119d6da54529220447a8e518478a.jpg)
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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."
![Painting of a baseball game (ddr-manz-2-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/57/34/573469a07f984e8fd038b61f18f33ebe.jpg)
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Painting of a baseball game (ddr-manz-2-2)
Caption: "Our guard in the watch tower became a spring baseball fan at Santa Fe."
![Painting of a cloud formation over hills (ddr-manz-2-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5c/c3/5cc3c0c20c1a12b88533165438e699e8.jpg)
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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."
![Painting of a guard during night inspection (ddr-manz-2-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/70/5f/705ff1a8f156f80e9af12993a5d51478.jpg)
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Painting of a guard during night inspection (ddr-manz-2-4)
Caption: "His bald pate shined as bright as a full moon. At first they inspected the barracks three times a night, waking us. Later, they stopped this."
![Sketch of mochituski (ddr-manz-2-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5d/18/5d18a1e5f20631970a384b71cdf63362.jpg)
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Sketch of mochituski (ddr-manz-2-5)
Caption: "Making rice cakes (mochi-tsuki). New Year custom. No 2 kitchen. Dec. 31 - 1942."
![Painting of a chemist at work (ddr-manz-2-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c2/d2/c2d28ef77dd9993352185bc7ed2bd132.jpg)
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Painting of a chemist at work (ddr-manz-2-6)
Caption: "Mr. Hirozawa. The chemists work incessantly in search of a better method of extracting rubber. Here a chemist is preparing latex from guayule."
![Illustrations of Guayule strains (ddr-manz-2-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2a/af/2aaf0b747135bbf1d5276b3c8c96e72b.jpg)
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Illustrations of Guayule strains (ddr-manz-2-7)
Caption: "Some characteristics of guayule strains."
![Painting showing guayule harvesting (ddr-manz-2-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/74/25/7425e9c78f6c28c496712a73a99cf04f.jpg)
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Painting showing guayule harvesting (ddr-manz-2-8)
Caption: "The first successful growing of - guayule rubber plant cuttings."
![Painting of the mess hall line (ddr-manz-2-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a8/28/a828c7858b15745b04d89e25cff7ea17.jpg)
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Painting of the mess hall line (ddr-manz-2-9)
Caption: "Progress after one year. The mess hall line" and "Wall painting by Takamura."
![Painting of two men working with guayule cuttings (ddr-manz-2-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/15/ea/15eada7d9eb9cbefa67cd2e530ac57bc.jpg)
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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."
![Painting of the Manzanar High School 1944 graduation (ddr-manz-2-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/7d/dd/7dddbb38964864f97282321ced026d82.jpg)
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Painting of the Manzanar High School 1944 graduation (ddr-manz-2-11)
Caption: "Manzanar High School commencement of 1944. Our democratic country has people representing all nation[s] - Mr. Ralph P. Merritt."
![Painting of the rubber extraction process (ddr-manz-2-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/60/04/60042ef8fee69fe5fafacdfd7645d681.jpg)
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Painting of the rubber extraction process (ddr-manz-2-13)
Caption: "A huge blender speedily stirring gallons of water mixed with chopped guayule, forces rubber out of the wood. This is a mechanical method which has been proved most efficient in extracting rubber from guayule shrubs."
![Painting of a chemist at work (ddr-manz-2-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4c/f0/4cf0d9a980de5c174ddb18afe5ba74a1.jpg)
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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."
![Painting of Easter service (ddr-manz-2-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ea/c3/eac376cdd28c3bc8c133f3d6129f9702.jpg)
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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."
![Painting of spring in Manzanar (ddr-manz-2-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/18/b2/18b2db864c9841625c2e6ce22147b464.jpg)
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Painting of spring in Manzanar (ddr-manz-2-16)
Caption: "Saturday afternoon spring scene looking south from Block 8; quiet inside, sand pillars outside Manzanar."
![Painting of a man working with guayule cuttings (ddr-manz-2-17)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a1/ac/a1ac41aa43fab0a030aadc429f3cac62.jpg)
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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."
![Painting of the mess hall line (ddr-manz-2-18)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/17/de/17deac245423c511b95c91002be680e4.jpg)
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Painting of the mess hall line (ddr-manz-2-18)
Caption on reverse: "The early birds and the mess hall lineup."
![Painting of a mess hall scene (ddr-manz-2-19)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1f/58/1f580cf6ba2a32783f63a28b59836b2c.jpg)
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Painting of a mess hall scene (ddr-manz-2-19)
Caption on reverse: "Chow time at the mess hall. Santa Fe."
![Painting of men relaxing after dinner (ddr-manz-2-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ef/b4/efb418f6867e402754d430f7ab7742fd.jpg)
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Painting of men relaxing after dinner (ddr-manz-2-20)
Caption on reverse: "Relaxing after super."
![Painting of a sunset at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/82/4f/824fc98691e2c7be9157a7c28ac36fea.jpg)
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Painting of a sunset at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-21)
Caption on reverse: "Santa Fe's sunsets were beautiful!"
![Painting of men listening to music (ddr-manz-2-22)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/56/c3/56c34994b0bd287689c0404ed1cff057.jpg)
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Painting of men listening to music (ddr-manz-2-22)
Caption: "Mr. Murayama, Mr. Hoshimiya. Enjoying the recording music."
![Sunrise at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-23)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e0/41/e04183652e949a198f18a18aa49e4701.jpg)
![Painting of a scene at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/dd/77/dd774a2e6e5965aa7cbc0d1d39e54271.jpg)
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Painting of a scene at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-24)
Caption: "Santa Fe Internment Camp."
![Painting of Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-25)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b2/2b/b22bfdf9d479bf4a5c8acb43c8c7aae0.jpg)
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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."