2657 items
2657 items
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Heart Mountain Mess crew 21-27 (ddr-densho-363-52)
Mes Crew 21-27 pose outside the building. Back row: Mrs. Imori, Nishimoto, Kondo, Mr. Okamoto; Front row: Mrs. Wada, Nabata, Ushijima, Ruth Murakami, Nagazawa, Kimi Kuwahara
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Postcard from Kiku and Masy Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-52)
1 postcard from Kiku and Masy Masuoka, dated Oct. 15, 1942, to Mr. & Mrs. John Bonomi, Long Beach, CA advising them that they were bound for Arkansas.
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Christmas card (ddr-densho-316-13)
Caption on front: "Greetings / of the Season." Caption inside: "May Christmas / and the New Year / bring you the best / of everything / Mr. and Mrs. Claude J. Anderson."
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Closed Japanese American store (ddr-densho-37-444)
Original WRA caption: Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. K. Tseri closed their drugstore in preparation for the forthcoming evacuation from their "Little Tokyo" in Los Angeles.
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Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-117-18)
Experiencing anger and hate towards all people of Japanese ancestry as a result of Pearl Harbor bombing
Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.
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Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-117-17)
Meeting and marrying wife, Harriette, in Seattle before being sent overseas to fight in World War II
Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.
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Nakano Collection (ddr-densho-177)
The Nakano collection consists of several photographs belonging to Densho narrator James Nakano. Originally born in Hawaii, Mr. Nakano was removed to the mainland U.S. during World War II. The photographs in this collection were taken at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California.
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Harry Hiroshi Imamura Collection (ddr-densho-253)
The Harry Hiroshi Imamura Collection consists of 7 paintings by Harry Hiroshi Imamura. These paintings capture the journey to and life in Manzanar concentration camp, California. Mr. Imamura began painting in the 1970s after he sold his truckstop restaurant, the East Valley Cafe.
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Short article regarding a Japanese journalist (ddr-njpa-4-1473)
Article [translation]: "Correspondent Nishijima's post in New York. Correspondent Tokumaru Nishijima, of the Daimaitonichi's New York branch, is a graduate of the Department of Economics at Tokyo University, and he used to work at the Shanghai branch. For his first trip abroad to the U.S., Mr. Fukumoto, of the same company, transferred and promoted him to …
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Art instructors receiving send-off at Tokyo Station (ddr-njpa-4-901)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "International Educational Art Conference Seven representatives departed from Tokyo. (Tokyo) June 29, 1937. For the eighth International Educational Art Conference, to be held in Paris from July 30th for one week, our seven representatives, including Mr. Koji, a professor at Tokyo Art School, Hanjiro Imai, Shigeru Tsukamoto, Mr. Sugiyama, Katsuo Takei, Mr. …
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George Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Kenny Kuwahara, and Tadashi Sakaida (ddr-csujad-38-17)
Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Keny Kuwahara, and Tadashi Sakaida in a farm field. It is taken presumably at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: No matter how hard it is, our good friend group completed this hard work. George Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Mr. Keny …
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Article about Koichi Fujii (ddr-njpa-5-726)
Translation of article: Koichi Fujii, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kumaji Fujii, graduated from McKinley High School and a Japanese high school in 1927, and became a doctor.
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Issei man waiting to receive his redress check (ddr-densho-26-35)
This ceremony at the Nisei Veterans Hall honored five Issei, all at least 100 years old, and presented them with their redress checks. Shown here is Mr. Nakagawa.
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Portrait of Mrs. Tei Ashiwara (ddr-densho-335-140)
The caption on the back of the photograph reads "Dear Mrs. Ashiwara Mr & Mrs Ko Ashiwara were our "go-betweener" - dear friends of Iwahiko and me [Agnes Rockrise]".
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Portrait of Leon Noel (ddr-njpa-1-996)
Caption on reverse: "Mr. Leon-Noel, General Secretary of the present French Cabinet." Caption on reverse [translation]: "Leon Noel (No. 4,941). General Secretary of the current French cabinet."
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Soldier and woman (ddr-densho-359-1451)
"Horse" and Sei Ikeda. The photograph is signed "To Phil and Alice Sincerely [illegible] Sei". Mr. Ikeda would be killed in action with the 442nd later in 1944.
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Letter in Japanese (ddr-densho-480-4)
A letter in Japanese addressed to Mr. Bob Ishii at Stanford University, California. The letter's envelope is from Chas Ishii from El Amigo Co. in Santa Maria, California.
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Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-59)
Excerpt: "Couple of weeks ago I wrote to Mr. and Mrs. Boulton asking them to send me the typewriter." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
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Japanese Americans relocating to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-65)
Original WRA caption: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Seikichi, center and right, with two friends. They are here shown packing their personal belongings preparatory to moving to another center.
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Christmas Card to Yuri Domoto from Mr. & Mrs. James Ota (ddr-densho-356-306)
Christmas card to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mr. & Mrs. James T. Ota. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.
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envelope to K. Domoto (ddr-densho-356-189)
Empty envelope addressed to Mr. K. Domoto (likely Kanetaro Domoto) postmarked in Chinese. Inscribed on the back: "From Kaoun Nabashima on Board the S.S. Kotomaru Jangyi River, China"
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Article regarding Seisensui Ogiwara (ddr-njpa-4-1965)
Article [translation]: "Mr. Seisensui Ogiwara is the authority of New Trend Haiku and the sponsor of the magazine 'Soun.' He was attracted to the nature and scenery of Hawaii. He will have a chance to come to Hawaii on June 17th. He will stay here for two weeks. The Hawaii Haiku Club invited the representatives of …
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Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-117-9)
Attending mechanical drawing school, graduating from high school and beginning of newspaper career at the Baltimore News Post
Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.
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Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-117-11)
Drafted into the army in 1940 as U.S. prepares for entry into World War II to stop Hitler
Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.
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Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-117-12)
Early impressions of Hitler, Americans' concerns about Germany's imperialism, and no memory of any repercussions for German Americans
Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.