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Helen Keller and Polly Thomson meeting blind 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Infantry Battalion veterans (ddr-njpa-1-752)
Article title: "Helen Keller Meets Local Blind Veterans."
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Letter of support for publication of "Open Letter" to S.I. Hayakawa (ddr-densho-122-39)
From Hannah Tomiko Holmes, including copy of letter from Helen Keller, personal information redacted
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Helen Keller and Polly Thomson in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-754)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Helen Keller. Polly Thomson. [illegible] returning home [?]. August 20 1937."
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Signed note from Helen Keller (ddr-njpa-1-764)
Caption on front: "We differ, blind and seeing, not so much in the number of sense we have as in the way we meet limitations with lifted head and smiling face. Sincerely, Helen Keller."
Caption on reverse [translation]: Helen Keller Finally Comes to Japan - Introducing the 'Talking Book' - (Tokyo) April 2, 1937. Helen Keller, …
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Helen Keller's Akita, Kenzan-go on board a ship (ddr-njpa-1-756)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Akita Given to Ms. Keller Travels to America. (Tokyo) June 2, 1939. The Akita Kenzan-go (male, 3 years old), a messenger of US-Japanese goodwill being sent to Helen Keller, the saint of three burdens, was accompanied by his former owner Ichiro Ogasawara, a kendo instructor for the Akita Police, to Wharf B …
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Helen Keller being honored at an event during her trip to Japan (ddr-njpa-1-763)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) April 18, 1937. A formal welcoming ceremony and banquet for Helen Keller, the 'Disabled Holy Virgin,' sponsored by the welcoming committee on behalf of our government and people, was held from 5 p.m. on the 18th at the Tokyo Kaikan. 460 esteemed guests were in attendance, including Duke Iesato Tokugawa, head …
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Helen Keller being filmed during her trip to Japan (ddr-njpa-1-761)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "The Miraculous Voice Goes to the Movies. (Tokyo) April 16, 1937. Helen Keller's miraculous voice and holy appearance were captured by a talkie camera under the luxuriantly blossoming cherry trees of the Imperial Hotel's courtyard on her first Sunday in Japan.
With the assistance of Ms. Thomson [illegible] the dialog under the …
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Helen Keller and Polly Thomson sitting on the deck of a ship (ddr-njpa-1-755)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "'Farewell' to the Miracle Saint with Golden Thoughts in Our Hearts. (Yokohama) August 11, 1937. Helen Keller, the saint of three burdens, departed from Kobe aboard the Yusen Chichibu Maru on the 10th to return to America with her secretary Ms. Thomson. The ship entered Yokohama port at 12 a.m. on the …
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Helen Keller and Polly Thomson meeting with Senjuro Hayashi in Japan (ddr-njpa-1-759)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ms. Helen Keller has Discussion with Prime Minister Hayashi with her 'Heart's Eye.' (Tokyo) April 17, 1937. Helen Keller, the 'saint of three burdens,' visited the foreign ministry, home ministry, and imperial household ministry on the morning of the 17th. Accompanied by her secretary Ms. Thomson, Iwahashi Takeo, and others, she visited …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 23 (August 12, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-273)
Selected article titles: "Last-Minute Gifts Cause Overburden of Luggage" (p. 1), "Repatriation Applications Stopped For Segregation" (p. 1), "Court of Honor Dated Tonite" (p. 1), "Four Nurses May Train" (p. 1), "For Handicapped: Helen Keller School Holds Party Last Sat." (p. 1), "Miss Mercer From Chicago Office Reports: Small Communities Offer Advantages" (p. 1), "Charlie Chaplin's …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 26 (August 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-276)
Selected article titles: "'This is America': Free Motion Picture Program at Outdoor Stage Wednesday Evening, Aug. 18. Everybody Invited" (p. 1), "For Nisei Women: Recruiting For WACS to Begin Wednesday" (p. 1), "Resident Here Faced With Water Shortage" (p. 1), "Movies of Chicago, Midwest, To Be Shown This Week" (p. 1), "The Denver Area: Farm Opportunities …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 24 (August 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-274)
Selected article titles: "Advanced Aid Course Set" (p. 1), "Mail Order Department Discontinued at Canteen: Effective Monday, Aug. 16" (p. 1), "More Vegetables Are Harvested" (p. 1), "Father Dai Back From Journey" (p. 1), "In New York Area: Find Jobs After Arrival Says Olds" (p. 1), "Helen Keller Sends Message To Handicapped Student Here" (p. 2), …