145 items
145 items
Narrator Rae Takekawa
Sansei female. Born August 27, 1927, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on the family farm in Bellevue, Washington, prior to World War II. Was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Was released early to harvest sugar beets in Chinook, Montana. At the onset of World War II, her father was …
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St. Marie's Laundry in St. Marie, Idaho (ddr-densho-477-17)
Photograph of a storefront with two people standing in front of it. The sign on a pole in front of the store reads "ST MARIES HAND LAUNDRY". The caption below the image reads "St. Marie's laundry in St. Marie Idaho operated by Takeo's parent" in black ink. Caption on bottom of page is "Takeo's Siblings: Sister …
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Rae Takekawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-89)
Sansei female. Born August 27, 1927, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on the family farm in Bellevue, Washington, prior to World War II. Was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Was released early to harvest sugar beets in Chinook, Montana. At the onset of World War II, her father was …
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Envelopes for two letters from Italy to internees in Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1344)
Two mounted envelopes for correspondence from internees, postmarked from Missoula, Montana to Italy showing censorship stamps and other postmarks. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 15. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1346
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 27 (July 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-135)
Selected article titles: "Friends Group Shifts Policy, Stresses Housing" (p. 1), "Delay Reunion With Internees" (p. 1), "Editorial: The Dies Committee, Again" (p. 4), "Evacuees 'Sell Themselves' in Montana" (p. 5), "Ample Food Supply Here is Assured" (p. 8).
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Postcard featuring aerial view of Heart Mountain camp (ddr-densho-362-23)
Overhead aerial look of Heart Mountain buildings. The postcard is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Konishi at 12-11 Heart Mountain Wyoming. The postcard was delivered from Missoula, Montana dated August 29, 1943. The greeting is handwritten in Japanese.
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The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 56 (August 8, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-43)
"Ex-Navy Officer Wires Governor in Montana for Permission to Wed Japanese Girl in Tokyo" (p. 1), "Protest Canada's Program to Deal with Japanese Evacuation Losses" (p. 1), "Emperor's Gold Fish Unimportant, No Longer Under Law in Japan" (p. 4).
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 93 (July 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-316)
Selected article titles: "Railroad to Recruit Workers for Wyoming, Montana Area" (p. 1), "Intermediate English Class to Meet Tonight" (p. 1), "Victory Garden Plots Still Available East of Block 1" (p. 1), "Warning Against Improper Use of Official Stationery" (p. 1).
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Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-11)
Photograph of furlough workers getting ready to leave for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho. A large truck with a tarp secured over the contents is on the left. The Manzanar Police Department and other administrative buildings in the background with the Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-9)
Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho, after lifting of the WDC prohibitions, many left by truck carrying their household goods with them. A sagebrush dominates the foreground of the photograph. In the distance, people are standing next to two buses, the camp entrance, administraiton buildings and the Sierra Nevada …
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Envelopes for three letters from Italy to internees in Ft. Missoula, Montana, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1343)
Three mounted envelopes for correspondence from internees, postmarked from Missoula, Montana to Italy showing censorship stamps and other postmarks. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 14. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1345
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Testimony of Masao Takahashi (ddr-densho-67-192)
Written testimony of Masao Takahashi. Incarcerated in Missoula internment camp, Montana, Santa Fe internment camp, New Mexico, and Crystal City internment camp, Texas. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Japanese Speakers."
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Program of play written, produced and given by Italian detainees at Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1348)
Program for a play written, produced, and performed at Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp by Italian internees. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 19. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1350
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Mercedian Vol. I No. 15 (August 4, 1942) (ddr-densho-191-15)
Selected article titles: "Local Stars Perform" (p. 1), "Kite Flying Contest Rules Announced..." (p. 1), "Murals to Nursery" (p. 1), "More Financial Aid" (p. 2), "Deadline is Set for Plane Contest" (p. 3), "Montana Beet Workers Return; No Curfews" (p. 4), "Mock Trial Held" (p. 4).
Narrator Tom Matsuoka
Kibei male. Born August 1, 1903, in Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii. Taken to Japan in 1905 and raised by grandparents. Returned to the United States in 1919, joining father at Barneston sawmill in Washington. Married and farmed in Bellevue, Washington. Founded Bellevue Seinenkai and managed the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association prior to World War II. Was picked …
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Letter written by an Issei man (ddr-densho-25-70)
Matahichi Iseri had been imprisoned in Fort Missoula, Montana, a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens," since shortly after December 7, 1941. He sometimes wrote letters in his native Japanese, which were read and censored by interpreters and officials from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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Letter written by an Issei man to his family (ddr-densho-25-68)
Matahichi Iseri was arrested on December 7, 1941, and taken to Fort Missoula, Montana, where he was detained at a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens." While he was separated from his wife and children, he was able to send a limited number of letters to them.
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Heart Mountain General Information Bulletin Series 12 (September 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-97-82)
Selected article titles: "Clothing Issue Situation Clarified" (p. 1), "Judges, Alternates Approved" (p. 1), "35 Beet Workers Leave for Montana" (p. 1), "Center Population Now 10,867" (p. 1), "Colonists Install Celotex Walls" (p. 2), "Mail Order House Unit to Open" (p. 2), "Powell School Donates Books" (p. 2).
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Photograph of a drawing and a prayer card from an Italian internee, Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1341)
Mounted black and white photograph of a drawing of "Santa Maria Fort Missoula" and mounted Italian Catholic prayer card depicting Jesus. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 12. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1343
Collection
Ito Collection (ddr-densho-5)
The Ito collection, 1940s, features photographs of WRA camp inmates working on farms in Utah and Montana under the seasonal leave program. Also included are photographs of a family that relocated to Spokane, Washington, after World War II. Densho interviewed collection donor Toshio Ito in 1998.
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Poston Official Daily Press Bulletin Vol. III No. 30 (August 26, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-91)
Selected article titles: "Axis Solidarity Falls in Montana..." (p. 1), "Rural Population to be Increased" (p. 1), "Lumber Supply Curtailed for Poston III Intake" (p. 2), "Furuta of Poston 1 Reported Missing" (p. 2), "Mulberry & Eucalypti Trees Arrived" (p. 3), "Hydrants Not to Be Used for Irrigation, Report" (p. 4).
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Information Roundup Vol. VI, No. 11 (ddr-densho-156-380)
Section titles: "Winter Arrives"; "Fryer in Washington"; "Railroads Recruiting Evacuees in Montana"; "Office Hours Changed"; "Arizona Closed to Cotton Picking"; "Receiving Warehouses Opened"; "2000 News Stories Briefed'; "WRA to Handle Repatriation"; "Industrial Policy Supplemented"; "Information Service at Central Utah"; "Public Relations Improve in Idaho"; "News From the Projects"; "Project Reports."
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Roy Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-358)
Nisei male. Born December 28, 1916, in Missoula, Montana. Spent early part of childhood in Montana, where parents ran a farm. Moved with family to Seattle, Washington, finished school, and attended the University of Washington. Moved to the Los Angeles area for work. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving …