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img Camp administration buses (ddr-densho-160-12)

These buses were used to transport camp personnel to and from Amache, probably from the nearby town of Lamar.

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img Tomio Itabashi with his aunt Kuni Itabashi (ddr-densho-493-43)

Caption below photo: Kuni 1965 - adopted by Frances. Caption at top of page: 12 F 10 F Amache Barracks

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img Two people at a picnic with barracks in background (ddr-densho-493-63)

Caption below photo: May 1944 12E Picnic Amache The woman whose face can be seen is Frances (Itabashi) Nishimura.

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img Funeral (ddr-densho-356-57)

Large group photograph of a funeral, likely Kanetero Domoto's. Inscribed on the back: "Service November 4, 1943 Amache, Colorado."

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img High school class (ddr-densho-37-511)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Leo W. Kraus instructing high school class in properties of wood.

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doc Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (December 18, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-18)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (December 18, 1943). Blue card with illustration in white of two lambs looking at a shining star. "Joyous Christmas" is on the bottom center on front of card. Envelope is postmarked December 18, 1943 from the Granada (Amache) Incarceration Camp in Amache, Colorado.

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Bulletin No. 355 (October 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-539)

Selected article titles: "Los Angeles Rentals from $15 to $20 Per Month" (p. 1), "Amache Population Drops Sharply" (p. 2).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 53 (May 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-263)

Selected article titles: "List Services for Nisei GI Dependents" (p. 1), "Seventh War Loan: 'Bombs' to Rock Amache" (p. 3).

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img Mitsuko Ikeda standing in snow (ddr-ajah-6-431)

Caption below photo: Mitsuko Ikeda of Alameda, CA at Amache incarceration camp in the snow. Late 1943 to early 1945

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Collection Catherine Ludy Collection (ddr-densho-161)

The Catherine Ludy collection contains photographs of the Granada (Amache) concentration camp. Born and raised in Colorado, Catherine Ludy was an English teacher at Amache high school. The photographs in this collection focus primarily on the education system at Amache.

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img High school commencement (ddr-densho-159-79)

Amache High School. L to R: unknown, Shigeko Hamaoka Hirano, Lloyd Garrison (Superintendent of Schools), Dag Nakatogawa, Tomio Jofuku, Toshiro Sakamoto.

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img Schoolchildren landscaping in front of school building (ddr-densho-37-515)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. View showing Elementary children landscaping the grounds in front of their barracks school.

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doc Letter to Dorothy Takechi from Florence Hellman regarding Tolan Committee report and other secondary sources (ddr-densho-356-835)

Letter to Dorothy Takechi, Chairman of the Amache Young Women's Christian Association from Florence Hellman, Chief Bibliography and Librarian at the Library of Congress. The letter is in response to an inquiry about procuring copy(s) of the Tolan Committee report(s). The letter provides full titles and pricing for copies of the hearings and reports and provides …

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 63 (June 14, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-176)

Selected article titles: "Europe to Send War Refugees Here" (p. 1), "Residents Give Amache the 'Once Over'" (p. 1), "Residents Give Amache the 'Once Over'" (p. 1), "Twenty-one Answer Army Exam Call; Four Fail to Report" (p. 1), "Nisei Involved in Dispute About Status is Honored" (p. 4), "Discontinue Japanese Section" (p. 5).

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doc Granada Christian Church News Vol. I No. 14 (April 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-311)

Selected article titles: "Master and Its Significance to Niseis" (p. 2), "Easter Sunrise Service -- Amache Bowl in Front of Hospital" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-147-311/

doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-39)

1 envelope from Amache Relocation Center, Colorado, to Mr. and Mrs. John Bonomi, Long Beach, CA. dated 12/23/43. No letter.

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img Eiko Shinsako at Amache WRA Oct. 1944 (ddr-densho-470-3)

Inscription on front. Inscription on back of photo: 10/1944 at Granada (W.R.A.) Colorado. Date in Japanese on back

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img Assistant General Manager of Amache Consumer Enterprises (ddr-densho-163-8)

Manjiro Nakawatase.

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img [Dennis Fujita at Granada (Amache) incarceration camp] (ddr-csujad-23-10)

Ten-month-old son of Henry and Ann Fujita taking first steps in the sandy soil at Amache in February 1944. The letter 'C' denotes Apartment 12-C in Block 10-H. The family name plaque "FUJITA" can also be seen. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: lp028-08-009

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doc Amache District First Court of Honor program (ddr-densho-390-118)

A program for a Boy Scout awards event.

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doc Administrative Notice No. 27 Transfer to Amache (ddr-densho-356-802)

Administrative Notice No. 27 from Santa Anita Assembly Center contains information regarding personal belongings in storage outside of the camp remaining their until settled at Amache at which point individuals my request their items be shipped to camp at the WRA's expense. It also provides instructions regarding train travel to Amache including water conservation, cleanliness, and …

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img Tsukada Siblings standing outside barracks at Amache (ddr-densho-329-1346)

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img Seasons greetings, [winter card] (ddr-csujad-56-189)

Card from Camp Amache; "Seasons Greetings" is written across the front over a photo of Amache in the snow. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-056

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img Group leaning on railing (ddr-densho-493-78)

Per donor note on page 29: Amache Warehouse workers at a picnic The woman in front of the group is Frances (Itabashi) Nishimura.

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doc Clipping from front page of Rocky Shimpo (ddr-densho-122-783)

Selected articles: Civil Liberties Union reject Request by Fair Play Committee, Fair Play Group to Continue fight, Amache Petition Reported Still Being Considered

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