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img Wedding of Oliver Noji [and Kiyo Aiura] (ddr-csujad-26-118)

Oliver Noji marries Kiyo Aiura at Tule Lake. Caption on back of photo reads, " Wedding of Oliver Noji (architecture). The bride is radiant, Oliver looks anxious, as well he might - look whose shoes he has to fill." From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img People posing in costume (ddr-csujad-26-83)

People pose during what appears to be a costume party. Attendees include Japanese Americans and Caucasians. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0080, ucsb_mei_0088, ucsb_mei_0094, ucsb_mei_0141. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_020

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img Group photo with dog (ddr-csujad-26-113)

Robert Billigmeier, a Japanese American man, and two Caucasian woman pose with a dog, an automobile, and barracks in the background. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0109, ucsb_mei_0111, ucsb_mei_0114, ucsb_mei_0115. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_077

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img Landscape with barracks building (ddr-csujad-26-121)

Photo of the desert landscape with a portion of a barracks building. Leftover wood crates are stacked next to the building while the camp border fence can be sen in the distance. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_090

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doc Memo from WRA Administrative Division re: war ration books, May 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-26-40)

Memo advising recipient to relinquish war ration books due to living in a "group institutional user establishment." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_03_08_003

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img View of Hiroshima's centre no. 1 (ddr-csujad-26-101)

Front of a postcard depicting the aftermath of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_038

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doc Fire department of Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-14)

Description of the establishment, structure and operations of the fire department at Tule Lake. The report includes accounts of fires, what firemen do while waiting for fires, schedules, issues with wardens and administration, and ethnographic observations of "social status" in the camps. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). …

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img Group photo by car (ddr-csujad-26-111)

A group of five women and one man poses in front of a car with barracks in the background. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0109, ucsb_mei_0113, ucsb_mei_0114, ucsb_mei_0115. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_075

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img People gathering around a vehicle covered in baggage (ddr-csujad-26-91)

Group of people, including men with bicycles, gather around a vehicle with baggage tied to the roof. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_028

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img Two boys writing (ddr-csujad-26-92)

Two young Japanese American boys doing schoolwork write in notebooks. A chalkboard is blurred in the background. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_029

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doc Social welfare department at Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-15)

Description of the development of the Social Welfare Department of Tule Lake. The report focuses on details of disorganization including personnel issues, wage disputes, and analysis of personnel issues. The department handles funeral arrangements, domestic issues, incarceree transfers between camps, leaving camps for education, and public assistance grant money. Report compiled as a portion of the …

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doc Chapter 8, 9, 10 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-35)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including movies, dances, dissatisfaction with recreation, family dynamics, desire to leave camp, cultural and generational differences, and weather. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class assignment and collected for the …

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doc Recreation: dances (ddr-csujad-26-22)

Report includes case-studies of dances, chronicles specific situations and observations of social interactions between men, women, and between incarcerees from California and the Northwest. Subject headings include: "significance of dances, group characteristics, group ways, sectionalism, the battle against stags, and block 25 dance." Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study …

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img Tule Lake scrapbook painting (ddr-csujad-26-55)

Watercolor painting depicting three figures, two children and one adult, walking towards a road lined with barracks and electrical poles. The painting depicts a mountainous landscape in the background. "Watanabe" is signed in the lower right corner. Tule Lake scrapbook (ucsb_mei_0053), page 3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Japanese couple (ddr-csujad-26-124)

Photo of a Japanese American couple wearing crucifix pins pose outdoors. A crowd is in the background. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_093

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img Large group in costumes (ddr-csujad-26-94)

Group of eighteen people pose with a dog at a what appears to be a costume party. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0080, ucsb_mei_0083, ucsb_mei_0088, ucsb_mei_0141. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_031

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img Four women and two men (ddr-csujad-26-117)

Four women and two men pose together in front of barracks buildings. All but one person is Japanese American. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_086

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img Young women (ddr-csujad-26-123)

A group of young Japanese American women poses with a Caucasian woman in front of a barracks building. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_092

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img Photo of young girl (ddr-csujad-26-76)

Young Japanese American girl seated in chair with her hands next to her face. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_013

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doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-43)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including family interactions, memories, homesickness, friendships, social interactions, school, self-reflection, juvenile delinquency, peer behaviors, death, religion, opinions, and worldviews. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class assignment and collected for …

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section: holiday edition (ddr-csujad-26-46)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "An editorial" by Howard M. Imazeki; "Her name is woman" by Riley O'Suga; "Christmas tree" by Shuji Kimura; "Six old bachelors" by Miyoko Takagi; "Looking back" by Eugene Okada; "Great American tragedy" by Tsuyoshi Nakamura; "Pure hell" by Yukio …

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doc Messhalls in Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-23)

Report describing the mess halls of Tule Lake including: administrative organization, operations, personnel, duties, conflicts, wages, food procurement and distribution, food preparation, schedules, sample menus, dietary accommodations, food rationing and shortages, seating capacity, seating arrangements and systems, utensils, and incarceree attendance. The report analyzes workers and incarceree behaviors, status, mental faculties, disposition, religion, age, and gender. …

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img Tule Lake scrapbook illustarted page (ddr-csujad-26-57)

Scrapbook page featuring a pastel and pencil drawing of "Tule Lake Days" depicting a stage performance, a harvest stand, a festival queen, farm workers and a tractor, a school setting with teacher, and a crowd surrounding a train. Tule Lake scrapbook (ucsb_mei_0053), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Beauty contest (ddr-csujad-26-134)

Seven young Japanese American women pose in formal dresses. Verso of photo reads, "beauty contest." The woman in the center is presumed to be the winner as she is seated, wears a crown, and holds a bouquet. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Tule Lake scrapbook Christmas card illustrations (ddr-csujad-26-60)

Scrapbook page featuring block prints of two holiday greeting cards: one depicting the Madonna and child with candles and reads "Greetings"; the second features four choir singers with the letters n-o-e-l spelled out in their mouths in front of a window depicting the Madonna and child. The scrapbook page is hand lettered "Peace on Earth" and …

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