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Hog farm (ddr-densho-93-41)
Original Ansel Adams caption: Hog farm, Manzanar Relocation Center, California / photograph by Ansel Adams.
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Buddhist church service (ddr-densho-93-45)
Original Ansel Adams caption: Buddhist service, Manzanar Relocation Center, California / photograph by Ansel Adams.
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Schoolchildren (ddr-densho-93-46)
Original Ansel Adams caption: School children, Manzanar Relocation Center, California / photograph by Ansel Adams.
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Sand dunes (ddr-densho-359-1339)
The caption on the postcard is "Sand dunes, 17 Mile Drive, Montery Peninsula, California"
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Boy playing (ddr-densho-359-1093)
Wayne Nakata plays in front of a barrack at Manzanar Concentration Camp in California.
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School children and teacher outside school (ddr-ajah-6-608)
Caption above photo: California Official Alameda Japanese Elementary School at the Japanese Association building
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Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-165)
Excerpt: "Waiting for pictures today." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
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Letter from Edmund G. Brown (ddr-densho-433-236)
Edmund G. Brown, Governor of California, writes with updates on the current legislative session.
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Letter from Edmund G. Brown to Kimiko Fujii (ddr-densho-433-432)
Edmund G. Brown, Governor of California, writes to Kimiko Fujii about his gubernatorial campaign.
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Overview photo of Tule Lake (ddr-densho-560-23)
Written on photo back: Tule Lake Relocation Camp Tule Lake, California 1942. Castle Rock
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Alan Nishio Interview (ddr-densho-1000-450)
Sansei male. Born August 9, 1945, at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where his parents were incarcerated during World War II. Grew up in the Venice area of California, and became increasingly politically active while attending the University of California, Berkeley, during the Free Speech Movement during the late 1960s. Earned a master's degree at the …
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Jim M. Tanimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-270)
Nisei male. Born June 3, 1923, in Marysville, California. Grew up in Marysville, California, eventually moving to Gridley, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed with family to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Refused to sign the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and was removed with most other young men in Tule …
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Maps of incarceration camps in the western United States (ddr-csujad-55-98)
Series of maps including incarceration camps in the western United States, temporary assembly centers in California, Manzanar camp in California, Gila River camp in Arizona, Topaz camp in Utah, Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming, Poston camp in Arizona, Amache camp in Colorado, Tule Lake camp in California, Rohwer camp in Arkansas, Minidoka camp in Idaho, and …
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Elaine Ishikawa Hayes Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-163)
Nisei female. Born June 30, 1923, in Willows, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend college in Wisconsin, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. Post-World War II, was active in …
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Elaine Ishikawa Hayes Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-157)
Nisei female. Born June 30, 1923, in Willows, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend college in Wisconsin, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. Post-World War II, was active in …
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Elaine Ishikawa Hayes Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-158)
Nisei female. Born June 30, 1923, in Willows, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend college in Wisconsin, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. Post-World War II, was active in …
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Grace Hata Interview (ddr-densho-1003-10)
Nisei female. Born December 5, 1930, in Gardena, California. Grew up in Gardena where parents ran a restaurant. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested and taken away by the FBI. During mass removal, family was sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and reunited with father. Following the Leave Clearance questionnaire in 1943, …
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List of ship names (ddr-njpa-13-34)
Writing on front: "Rex, Leviathan, Ile de France, Empress of Canada, Deutschland, Empress of Asia, Empress of Russia, Comte [sic] di Savoia, Britannic, Emp. Of Australia, Tuscania, Transylvania, Achilles, USS Arkansas, State of California, USS California, Dar Pamorza [sic]"
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Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 4, side 2) (ddr-ajah-6-298)
Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.
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Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 4, side 1) (ddr-ajah-6-297)
Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.
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Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 7, side 2) (ddr-ajah-6-304)
Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.
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Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 3, side 1) (ddr-ajah-6-295)
Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.
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Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 2, side 1) (ddr-ajah-6-293)
Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.
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Japanese Americans sitting outside barracks (ddr-densho-151-279)
Original caption: Sacramento, California. Bill Fujii, evacuee of Japanese ancestry, who has completed three years in Commerce at the University of California. He is seen with other young students now spending the duration in a War Relocation Authority center.
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Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview (ddr-manz-1-173)
This interview was conducted with Midori Suzuki and Sanzui A. Takaha, siblings who grew up in Half Moon Bay, California. During World War II, they were removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah.