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img Untitled (ddr-janm-15-11)

1 ink drawing on paper: Mess hall scene showing various families at meal time with three children looking towards the viewer. The style of drawing is reminiscent of woodblock prints.

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img Boy's Festival in May (ddr-janm-15-2)

1 watercolor painting of the celebration of boy's day with boys in the streets and flying carp banners hanging from poles between barracks. Painting is unsigned.

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img Scene with Radishes Drying, Clothes Drying, Kids Playing Basket (ddr-janm-15-4)

1 watercolor painting, in foreground, radishes are drying with clothes drying behind it. There is also a pair of geta beneath the clothesline post while three boys play basket to the right.\n\nOn lower right corner on the painting is a signature, "Dick T. Hamaoka / 1945". On matte reads, "Scene with radishes drying, clothes drying, kids …

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img Untitled (ddr-janm-15-10)

1 graphite pencil drawing on paper: Construction of foot bridges across a canal; four (4) men in the ditch, six (6) men altogether on the sides of the ditches. Construction zone on bottom left corner, truck on top right corner, across the canal are three hills of dirt or other organic material on left; in background …

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img Showing Pass at Gate (ddr-janm-15-8)

1 watercolor painting on paper: Hues of green, purple, gray, pink, red, yellow, orange, blue and brown. There are 10 individuals in the painting, eight (8) men and three (3) women, with eight (8) individuals being Japanese Americans with passes in their hands. In the foreground is one young man walking towards the camp gate while …

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img Dust (ddr-janm-15-13)

1 ink drawing on paper: Two women in the center foreground look towards the dust devil in the center of frame, the back of their skirts picked up by the wind. A man on a bike and a man on foot run opposite ways away from the dust devil while the dust storm rips sweeps through …

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img Offering Condolences (ddr-janm-15-3)

1 watercolor painting of three men and a woman offering condolences to a grieving man in front of a barrack. Dated 1945 and signed D.T.H on the bottom left corner.

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img Bonodori (ddr-janm-15-1)

1 watercolor painting of ten women dressed in kimono and geta, performing Japanese folk dance, bon odori, on the basketball court in Tule Lake. Signed in the BLC: D.T.H., 1945.

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img Kids Playing in Dirt in Irrigation Ditch (ddr-janm-15-5)

1 watercolor painting of four children playing in the dirt with pails in the foreground. A 4x4 post fence behind them with a young man riding a bicycle and two women walking in opposite directions on the street.\n\nOn lower left corner on painting is a signature, "D.T. Hamaoka / 1945." On matte reads, "Kids playing in …

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img C.A. Art School (ddr-janm-15-12)

1 ink drawing on paper: The drawing depicts an art studio. The walls, ceilings, and floor are drawn and shaded with various short straight lines. The man painting on an easel in foreground is painting the barracks and Castle Rock, Castle Rock can also be seen in the background through the window. In midground are painting …

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img Soldier (ddr-janm-17-11)

1 photographic print: b&w; Japanese-American soldier in U.S. military dress uniform standing in front of brick building, to the left of him (proper right) there is a plant in a vase. He stands with his legs pulled apart, hands by his sides, and appears to look at the camera.

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img George Nakamura sitting on grass (ddr-janm-17-29)

1 photographic print: b&w; George Nakamura sitting on grass in U.S. combat uniform, holding a canister, his helmet in front of him. \n\nWritten on verso in black ink, "TAKEN EITHER SCHOFIELD OR MISSISIPI STATE", written from left to right vertically, "GEORGE NAKAMURA, PRVT. SR. NO, 30100526 Co". F, JUNE 1, 1918 / OCT 27, 1949 / …

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img Soldiers marching (ddr-janm-17-2)

1 photographic print: b&w; U.S. Soldiers climbing up a hill in one line, most soldiers have hard helmets on but some wear garrison hats. In background, there is a forest.

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img Man in middle of dirt road (ddr-janm-17-59)

1 photographic print: b&w; Man in the middle of dirt road, tents on left and right and in background. \n\nWritten on verso in blue ink, "Dressed for K.P., Latrine duty on Messenger Boy / Jan 4, 1941"

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img Soldiers walking in formation (ddr-janm-17-14)

1 photographic print: b&w; Numerous soldiers in formation in combat uniforms and rifles over their shoulders, walking through an open field. In the foreground, there are vehicle tracks. In the background, rolling hills.

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img Two men standing (ddr-janm-17-57)

1 photographic print: b&w; Two men stand on grass, man on left is wearing a white long sleeve, jeans and boots, man on right wear a oversized jacket, jeans, and geta. Behind them is water and mountains. Individual to the right in the distance.

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img Soldier climbing hill (ddr-janm-17-26)

1 photographic print: b&w; U.S. Soldier climbing up a hill in combat military uniform. Soldier carries his rifle on his right and has a bag on his back. In background are trees and the slope of the hill.

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img Soldier in snow (ddr-janm-17-61)

1 photographic print: b&w; George Nakamura in U.S. military uniform throwing a snowball at camera, arms and hands flailing. Barren snow covered trees in background.\n\nWritten on verso in black ink, "Myself in a snowball throwing form. '43"

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img George Nakamura in New York City (ddr-janm-17-24)

1 photographic print: b&w; George Nakamura walking down a New York City street in U.S. Military dress uniform. Buildings line the street and numerous people walking on the sidewalk. On sign above George, it reads, "BASKETBALL SAT N / NYU V.S SYRAC" and farther away, "AMATEUR HOCKEY EVERY SUN AFT"

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img Soldiers walking in formation (ddr-janm-17-20)

1 photographic print: b&w; 2 formation of soldiers walking through an open field towards a forest on a hill in military combat uniforms. On the right of foreground, 1 soldiers' back is out of focus.

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img Washington monument (ddr-janm-17-46)

1 photographic print: b&w; Photograph of the Washington monument. It appears to be photographed out of a car; trees around monument are barren, large street with sidewalks to the left and right of street.

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img New York City (ddr-janm-17-54)

1 photographic print: b&w; New York City. In foreground, cars parked by an Interborough Subway; In background, Hotel Commodore and Davega City Radio stores.

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img People sitting at table (ddr-janm-17-6)

1 photographic print: b&w; 7 people sit and stand around a dining room table. The 5 people on left, at head of table, 2 are Caucasian and 3 are Japanese-American men of the 100th Battalion, on the right side of the photograph are 2 Caucasian women, 4 individuals are smiling; George Nakamura is third from right. …

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img Soldiers building snowman (ddr-janm-17-10)

1 photographic print: b&w; 3 U.S. soldiers building a snowman in the middle of a forest. 1 man on left, 2 men on right, all 3 men have their uniforms on and military caps. Man on left is squatting, while the other 2 are leaning over. The snowman in the middle has a raised arm.\n\nWritten with …

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img Portrait of woman (ddr-janm-17-7)

1 photographic print: b&w; A portrait of a woman from the shoulders up. Her face and eyes look away from the camera, she has short permed curly hair above her shoulders; wearing a pale dress. On the lower right corner, there's a signature written in red that reads, "Bev".\n\nWritten on verso in black ink, "Beverly Fitting …

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