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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 Painting of a baseball game (ddr-manz-2-2)

Caption: "Our guard in the watch tower became a spring baseball fan at Santa Fe."

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

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 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."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-4/

img Sketch of mochituski (ddr-manz-2-5)

Caption: "Making rice cakes (mochi-tsuki). New Year custom. No 2 kitchen. Dec. 31 - 1942."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-5/

img 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."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-6/

img Illustrations of Guayule strains (ddr-manz-2-7)

Caption: "Some characteristics of guayule strains."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-7/

img Painting showing guayule harvesting (ddr-manz-2-8)

Caption: "The first successful growing of - guayule rubber plant cuttings."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-8/

img Painting of the mess hall line (ddr-manz-2-9)

Caption: "Progress after one year. The mess hall line" and "Wall painting by Takamura."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-9/

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 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."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-11/

img Painting of barracks (ddr-manz-2-12)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-12/

img 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."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-13/

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 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 spring in Manzanar (ddr-manz-2-16)

Caption: "Saturday afternoon spring scene looking south from Block 8; quiet inside, sand pillars outside Manzanar."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-16/

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 the mess hall line (ddr-manz-2-18)

Caption on reverse: "The early birds and the mess hall lineup."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-18/

img Painting of a mess hall scene (ddr-manz-2-19)

Caption on reverse: "Chow time at the mess hall. Santa Fe."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-19/

img Painting of men relaxing after dinner (ddr-manz-2-20)

Caption on reverse: "Relaxing after super."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-20/

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 men listening to music (ddr-manz-2-22)

Caption: "Mr. Murayama, Mr. Hoshimiya. Enjoying the recording music."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-22/

img Sunrise at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-23)

Caption on reverse: "Dawn in the winter."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-23/

img Painting of a scene at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-24)

Caption: "Santa Fe Internment Camp."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-24/

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/

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