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World War II -- Military service (1677)
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World War II -- Military service -- Women's Army Corps/Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (48)
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World War II -- Concentration camps -- Food (34)
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Japan -- Okinawa (19)
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World War II (17)
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Japan (15)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance (15)
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Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (14)
Identity and values -- Youth (14)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (12)
Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (12)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Funerals (12)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social relations (12)
Education -- Japanese language schools (11)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Flower growers (11)
World War II -- Military service -- Medals and awards (11)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home (10)
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Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Architecture (10)
Geographic communities -- New York (10)
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Industry and employment -- Timber (10)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Aftermath (9)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Mochitsuki (9)
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Industry and employment -- Medicine (9)
Identity and values (9)
Japan -- Imperial family (9)
Geographic communities -- California -- Terminal Island (9)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- The journey (9)
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Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Ikebana (8)
Geographic communities -- Oregon (8)
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Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- New Year festival (8)
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Industry and employment -- Carpentry (8)
Race and racism -- Cross-racial relations (8)
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Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (7)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (7)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Photography (7)
Community activities -- Sports -- Tennis (7)
Japan -- Government and politics (7)
Immigration and citizenship -- Arrival (7)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Florists (7)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (7)
Reflections on the past -- Exhibitions (6)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Service stations and garages (6)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Greenhouses (6)
Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (5)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Fujinkai (5)
Community activities -- Sports -- Judo (5)
Industry and employment -- Firefighting (5)
Race and racism -- Discrimination (5)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Laundromats (5)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (5)
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (5)
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Industry and employment -- Barbering and hairdressing (4)
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World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Permanent agricultural work leave (4)
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Community activities -- Nihonmachi ("Japantowns") (3)
Geographic communities -- Colorado (3)
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Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Strawberries (3)
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Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (3)
World War II -- Propaganda (3)
Industry and employment -- Midwifery (3)
Geographic communities -- Alaska (3)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath (3)
Identity and values -- Elders (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Skiing (3)
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World War II -- Concentration camps -- Impact of incarceration (3)
Reflections on the past -- Camp pilgrimages (3)
Redress and reparations -- Legal cases/coram nobis cases (2)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Bonsai (2)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (2)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Tacoma (2)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Girls' Day (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Kendo (2)
Immigration and citizenship -- Picture brides (2)
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World War II -- Administration -- Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) (2)
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World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance (2)
Industry and employment -- Railroads (1)
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Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization (1)
Japanese Canadians (1)
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Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Documentaries (1)
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Geographic communities -- Illinois -- Chicago (1)
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Japan -- Imperialist expansion (1)
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Identity and values -- Orphans (1)
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Minidoka hospital nursery
(ddr-fom-1-857)
"Garden in Texas"
(ddr-densho-259-298)
Mitsue
(ddr-densho-258-130)
Family in Japanese garden
(ddr-densho-259-293)
Two young Nisei women
(ddr-densho-259-244)
Japanese American child
(ddr-densho-26-49)
A young woman
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Man with cane
(ddr-densho-278-189)
A young man
(ddr-densho-278-176)
Portrait of a baby
(ddr-densho-278-102)
A woman and girl dressed in kimono
(ddr-densho-278-92)
Portrait of a woman wearing a kimono
(ddr-densho-278-76)
A man
(ddr-densho-278-216)
A couple
(ddr-densho-278-266)
Two boys
(ddr-densho-278-183)
Art Roger and Eiichi Yamashita oyster farming
(ddr-densho-296-170)
Japanese forces signing the surrender treaty
(ddr-densho-299-98)
Tojo talking with his defense attorneys
(ddr-densho-299-161)
Japanese woman with a heavy backpack
(ddr-densho-299-58)
Japanese firefighter
(ddr-densho-299-166)
Buddhist monks
(ddr-densho-299-216)
Japanese soldiers returning after surrender
(ddr-densho-299-3)
Contruction of the Tokyo Railway Station
(ddr-densho-299-198)
Building where the Tokyo war crimes trials were held
(ddr-densho-299-154)
Japanese recruits stand at attention
(ddr-densho-299-105)
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Minidoka hospital nursery (ddr-fom-1-857)
WRA caption on reverse: "Hospital series / Nursery."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-857/
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"Garden in Texas" (ddr-densho-259-298)
Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Garden in Texas."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-298/
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Mitsue (ddr-densho-258-130)
A woman standing outside. Caption below: "Mitsue."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-258-130/
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Family in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-293)
Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Family friends, Kitaka."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-293/
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Two young Nisei women (ddr-densho-259-244)
Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Yoshiko Uchida & sister."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-244/
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Japanese American child (ddr-densho-26-49)
Japanese caption written on back of photograph.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-49/
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A young woman (ddr-densho-278-208)
Caption on front: "T. Matsuoka Photo. Studio."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-208/
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Man with cane (ddr-densho-278-189)
Caption on front: "Aiko Studio. Seattle, Wash."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-189/
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A young man (ddr-densho-278-176)
Caption on front: "Toyo Studio. Seattle, Wn."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-176/
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Portrait of a baby (ddr-densho-278-102)
Caption on front: "Toyo Studio. Seattle, Wn."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-102/
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A woman and girl dressed in kimono (ddr-densho-278-92)
Caption on front: "T. Matsuoka Photo. Studio."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-92/
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Portrait of a woman wearing a kimono (ddr-densho-278-76)
Caption on front: "Toyo Studio. Seattle, Wn."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-76/
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A man (ddr-densho-278-216)
Caption on front: "Aiko Studio. Seattle, Wash."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-216/
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A couple (ddr-densho-278-266)
Caption on front: "Toyo Studio. Seattle, Wn."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-266/
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Two boys (ddr-densho-278-183)
Caption on front: "Aiko Studio. Seattle, Wash."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-278-183/
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Art Roger and Eiichi Yamashita oyster farming (ddr-densho-296-170)
Caption in album: "Art Roger & Eiichi '48."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-296-170/
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Japanese forces signing the surrender treaty (ddr-densho-299-98)
Caption: "Russia is represented by General Derevyanko."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-98/
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Tojo talking with his defense attorneys (ddr-densho-299-161)
Caption: "Tojo with his two defense attorneys."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-161/
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Japanese woman with a heavy backpack (ddr-densho-299-58)
Caption on reverse: "Woman / carrying / heavy / load."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-58/
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Japanese firefighter (ddr-densho-299-166)
Caption: "Common firefighting garb during the war."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-166/
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Buddhist monks (ddr-densho-299-216)
Caption: "Buddhist monks in their traditional attire."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-216/
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Japanese soldiers returning after surrender (ddr-densho-299-3)
Caption on reverse: "Soldiers / returning after / surrender."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-3/
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Contruction of the Tokyo Railway Station (ddr-densho-299-198)
Caption: "Tokyo railway station under reconstruction. 1947."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-198/
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Building where the Tokyo war crimes trials were held (ddr-densho-299-154)
Caption: "Site of the war crimes trials."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-154/
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Japanese recruits stand at attention (ddr-densho-299-105)
Caption: "Note how young the recruits are."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-105/
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