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img Japanese Americans in front of camp newspaper office (ddr-densho-93-2)

Original Ansel Adams caption: Roy Takeno (Editor) and group reading Manzanar paper in front of office, Yuichi Harata, Nabuo Samamura, Manzanar Relocation Center, California. (Note: original caption contains misspellings. "Harata" should be, "Hirata", and "Nabuo Samamura" should be, "Nobuo Sawamura".)

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img Military police guarding camp boundary (ddr-densho-37-472)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees are shown returning to the center for lunch after clearing the land of brush and weeds around the boundary of this War Relocation Authority center. Army Military Police guard these boundaries.

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img View from camp of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-36-13)

Colored photograph of the barracks at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Verso states, "View from camp of Manzanar." Title from verso. A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: man_01_014_01

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img Funeral at Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-36-11)

Group photograph of a funeral for Mrs. Sachiko Sewaki at the Manzanar Christian Church in the Manzanar incarceration camp. A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: man_01_012

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img Japanese Americans playing golf (ddr-densho-37-473)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Golfing enthusiasts enjoy a friendly game of golf at the Manzanar Golf Course. Thee golfers, and other fellow evacuees, when clearing the brush and constructing their own course, took advantage of the natural topography in laying out the nine holes. As can be seen, all greens are sand, …

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Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary (ddr-csujad-34)

The Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary consists of a diary written by Hiroshi Fukuwa, Kibei Nisei of Los Angeles, California, along with newsletters, clippings, and handwritten notes created/collected in the incarceration camps during World War II. The diary details his incarceration experiences in the Manzanar camp in California, the Gila River camp in Arizona, and the Tule …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 114, No. 10 (March 13, 1992) (ddr-pc-64-10)

Select article titles: "Racism hits California campus" (p. 1); "Manzanar bill signed" (p. 1). "Nominations ought for Matsunaga peace medal" (p. 3).

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doc Postcard to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-201)

Excerpt: "I just stopped studying my history to drop you a few lines." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his father (ddr-densho-153-52)

Excerpt: "Joe I am sorry you got flu again. How you feeling now?" Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-70)

Excerpt: "Yesterday we got the fast ball pictures and hope you liked them." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-116)

Excerpt: "Got you letter today and the material which Towru sent came yesterday." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-102)

Excerpt: "Sorry I haven't been writing to you but I really was busy." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Postcard to two Nisei brothers from their mother (ddr-densho-153-177)

Excerpt: "I received Joe's long letter and was very much interested with it." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his mother (ddr-densho-153-213)

Excerpt: "I jast came home from English school, and found your Easter Card." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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img Camp construction (ddr-densho-37-409)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar, California. Construction of barrack apartments for evacuees of Japanese ancestry has commenced at this War Relocation Authority Center.

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vh Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-255)

Nisei female. Born September 29, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Lost both parents at an early age, and was raised by older siblings as part of a large family. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in music from childhood, became known as the "Songbird of Manzanar," performing in camp. After …

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vh Miyoko Sakai Nagai Interview (ddr-manz-1-120)

Nisei female. Born October 4, 1925, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Los Feliz, California, where family ran a successful flower shop. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, eventually returned to California.

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img Mess hall (ddr-densho-151-433)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Messhall #16 at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. An evacuee of 290 persons are fed three meals a day in each messhall, and all work is done by the evacuees themselves.

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img Hospital bed near latrine (ddr-densho-151-475)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Hospital latrines, for patients, between the barracks, which serve temporarily as wards. For the first three months of occupancy medical facilities have been meager but the new hospital fully equipped, is almost ready for occupancy.

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img Japanese American working in garden (ddr-densho-151-372)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuee in her "hobby garden" which rates highest of all the garden plots at this War Relocation Authority center. Vegetables for their own use are grown in plots 10 x 50 feet between rows of barracks.

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img Japanese Americans watching baseball game (ddr-densho-151-392)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees watching a baseball game at this War Relocation Authority center. This is a very popular recreation with 80 teams having been formed throughout the Center. Most of the playing is done between the barrack blocks.

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doc Letter to Anne Margrave to Paul Franks (ddr-densho-342-37)

Letter from Paul Franks to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding planning a library for Manzanar.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-48)

Excerpt: "Thank your for all of the letters we have been receiving from you." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-130)

Excerpt: "How do you like this color ink? It's pretty awful, huh!" Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, possibly to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-66)

Excerpt: "Well, I finally graduated high school and I'm enjoying a 2 week vacation." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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