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Photograph of the lathe house for the guayule experiments with snow on the ground (ddr-csujad-47-51)
img Photograph of the lathe house for the guayule experiments with snow on the ground (ddr-csujad-47-51)
Exterior view of the lathe house for the guayule rubber experiments under the direction of Walter T. Watanabe, who has a staff of 22 workers at this War Relocation Authority Center. The initial shipment of 100,000 seedlings came from Salinas Experiment Station. This photograph was taken in the winter shortly after a snowstorm in Manzanar. See …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-51/
Photograph of blocks 6 and 12 under construction (ddr-csujad-47-38)
img Photograph of blocks 6 and 12 under construction (ddr-csujad-47-38)
Photograph taken at Manzanar Incarceration Camp, of the camp under construction. Cleared land with an open trench runing along the center of the picture, two pipes are laying in the foreground of the picture. Barracks are under construction in rows on either side of the open trench. In the background are the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. See …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-38/
Letter from [Frank Chin] to Momo and Lawson, January 21, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-197)
doc Letter from [Frank Chin] to Momo and Lawson, January 21, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-197)
A letter to Momo and Lawson, possibly from Frank Chin, about a performance of the story Kaguya Hime, princess of the moon in Japanese folklore. The purpose of the performance is to drum up interest for the children's storytelling event that would be part of the tribute to Michi Weglyn on February 21, 1998. See this …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-197/
Declaration: declaration of eligibility by persons identified by the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-csujad-42-151)
doc Declaration: declaration of eligibility by persons identified by the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-csujad-42-151)
Attachment pages 1-3, "Declaration: declaration of eligibility by persons identified by the Office of Redress Administration," completed by Yoneko Takano. The documents were presumably attached to the letter sent from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, which is found in item: csudh_tak_0150. See this …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-151/
Envelope from War Department Army Service Forces Office of the Fiscal Director Office of Dependency Benefits [to Seiichi Okine], April 5, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-194)
doc Envelope from War Department Army Service Forces Office of the Fiscal Director Office of Dependency Benefits [to Seiichi Okine], April 5, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-194)
An envelope mailed by War Department Army Service Forces Office of the Fiscal Director Office of Dependency Benefits. It probably encloses a check for a monthly military family allowance to Seiichi Okine. The handwritten notes record the arrival date of the envelope, April 9, 1946, the amount of the allowance, 25.00 dollars, and Masao's name. See …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-194/
MISLS album 1946 (ddr-csujad-1-208)
doc MISLS album 1946 (ddr-csujad-1-208)
An album of the Military Intelligence Service Language School. It depicts the operation, training, life, and activities at the schools of Presidio San Francisco and Savage and Fort Snelling Minnesota, and also includes the description of the oversee campaign in the Pacific where MIS solders served. The names of MISLS graduates from three schools are listed. …
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Racism and reason: an address to be delivered by Dillion S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-55-1646)
doc Racism and reason: an address to be delivered by Dillion S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-55-1646)
Transcription of a speech given by Dillon Myer to an interfaith meeting sponsored by the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play. Speech covers racism against individuals of Japanese ancestry, the 100th Infantry Battalion, Japanese American soldiers, and opinions about the future of individuals of Japanese ancestry in the United States. See this object …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 7 (February 18, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-7)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 7 (February 18, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-7)
Selected article titles: "7425 Nisei Volunteer for Army in Hawaii. Response to War Department's Announcement Swamps Draft Boards in Hawaiian Islands" (p. 1), "Court Reviews Army Orders On Evacuation" (p. 1), "27 Evacuees Arrested at Gila Center" (p. 1), "California Group Starts Drive For Permanent Exclusion of Japanese Evacuated from State" (p. 2), "Topaz Citizens Send …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-15-7/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 5 (August 3, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-31)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 5 (August 3, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-31)
Selected article titles: "Wirin Honored by JACL for 25 Yrs. Work with ACLU" (p. 1), "84th Congress adjourns with 'good' average on JACL-sponsored bills" (p. 1), "Nisei candidate in Washington state primaries" (p. 1), "Arizona Nisei-Tended Farms Eyed by Tract Developers, Realtors" (p. 1), "Midwest sees more Nisei job opportunity, but better social outlets in California" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-28-31/
Memo from Co-ordinating Committee to the Advisory Council, February 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-93)
doc Memo from Co-ordinating Committee to the Advisory Council, February 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-93)
Memo regarding peace movement headed by I. Uji of Block 53, Ward 6. Text provides Uji's full name (Iwao Uji) and also mentions June Sasaki and "Mrs. Matsuda" as other leaders of the peace movement; discusses their request for direct consultation with the Advisory Council. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Memo from Jack C. Sleath, M. D., Chief Medical Officer, War Relocation Authority, to Willard E. Schmidt, Chief, Internal Security, May 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-101)
doc Memo from Jack C. Sleath, M. D., Chief Medical Officer, War Relocation Authority, to Willard E. Schmidt, Chief, Internal Security, May 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-101)
Memo regarding Ward X. Discusses need for determining who is responsible for people in custody in the ward, used for "drunkenness, mental illness and violations of the law on various offenses;" of particular concern is responsibility for people who are believed to be mentally ill. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Commencement exercises (ddr-csujad-38-371)
doc Commencement exercises (ddr-csujad-38-371)
A program of the Parker Valley High School commencement exercises held at the High School Auditorium, the Poston camp in Arizona on Saturday June 10, 1944. It includes names of the graduates. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_15_001
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Community enterprises store no. 1 (ddr-csujad-38-258)
img Community enterprises store no. 1 (ddr-csujad-38-258)
Photographed are staff members of the community enterprises store no. 1 in the Jerome camp in Arkansas. Includes Yoshiye Dorothy Naohara, a cousin of George Naohara. The caption reads: Jerome, Arkansas, 1944. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_14_003
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-258/
Camps for farm laborers in Idaho (ddr-csujad-38-6)
img Camps for farm laborers in Idaho (ddr-csujad-38-6)
A photograph of Tadashi Sakaida posing in front of Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camps in Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: Camps for farm laborers in Idaho. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_01_001
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Beauty contest (ddr-csujad-26-134)
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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Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-221)
img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-221)
A page of the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are six photographs of the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. Include Japanese men, women, and children dressed in kimono. All are most likely taken in Japan in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_016
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-221/
Letter from Harry B. Wells, teacher, to Leon C. High, principal (ddr-csujad-48-51)
doc Letter from Harry B. Wells, teacher, to Leon C. High, principal (ddr-csujad-48-51)
Letter from Harry Bentley Wells asking Leon C. High, principal of Manzanar High School, to adjust the detention punishment of a student, Masao Sago, as it is preventing him from attending his farm management class. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9051. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0051
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-51/
Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 1, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-134)
doc Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 1, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-134)
Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive board meeting. Topics covered include the statewide convention of Japanese farmers, held to promote "closer relationships among the Nisei farmers and to foster more effective cooperation between the first and second generation grower." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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Photograph of tip off for a boys basketball game at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-44)
img Photograph of tip off for a boys basketball game at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-44)
Photograph of tip off for a boys basketball game at Manzanar incarceration camp. The two boys are stretching towards the ball that is just out of reach. Three barracks can be seen in the background as well as the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0075
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-44/
Photograph of hospital staff near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-212)
img Photograph of hospital staff near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-212)
Photograph of eight hospital staff posing on the grass in front of the Manzanar hospital. The three men and a woman are kneeling in the front row and four women are standing behind them. In the background, landscaping and buildings are visible. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0356
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Photograph of Anita Nicolaus at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-179)
img Photograph of Anita Nicolaus at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-179)
Photograph of Anita Nicolaus standing in snow in front of two administrative buildings at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing a heavy coat and holding a purse. Two cars can be seen in the background, behind are the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0305
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Photograph of the road outside of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-153)
img Photograph of the road outside of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-153)
Photograph of the road outside of Manzanar incarceration camp. A utility pole is next to the road and a barbed wire fence follows the road. The snow-covered Sierra Nevada is in the background. In the lower left corner is a tricycle. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0268
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Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-66)
img Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-66)
Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit. Three trailers are loaded with produce harvested from the Manzanar incarceration camp. Several men are standing near the trailers. A group of children can be seen in the right corner. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0101
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-66/
Photograph of baseball game at Manzanar (view from outfield bleachers) (ddr-csujad-47-46)
img Photograph of baseball game at Manzanar (view from outfield bleachers) (ddr-csujad-47-46)
Photograph of a baseball game at Manzanar incarceration camp. The photo is taken from the spectator area behind right field. Spectators are lining both the first and third base line of the improvised baseball diamond. The Inyo Mountains can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-46/
Photograph of a group of men tilling a Manzanar farm with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-55)
img Photograph of a group of men tilling a Manzanar farm with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-55)
Photograph of a group of incarcerees pulling a harrow through a field near the Manzanar incarceration camp. Seven men are pulling the harrow, one is guiding it, and the other is supervising. The Sierra Nevada can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0090
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-55/
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