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img Mountains in Swiss Alps (ddr-densho-466-140)

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img Two men standing by wheelhouse on ship (ddr-densho-466-77)

Caption below photo on album page: Wesley Murray

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img Town in mountain valley in snow (ddr-densho-466-136)

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img Woman standing on sidewalk (ddr-densho-466-208)

Caption below photo on album page: Martha Hermatschweiler. Caption along photo sides: Swiss Fraulein

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img Man standing by railing (ddr-densho-466-76)

Caption below photo on album page: Hiroshi Fujino

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img Mountains in Swiss Alps (ddr-densho-466-141)

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img Building with mountains in background (ddr-densho-466-135)

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img Soldier in front of "Sporthaus" (ddr-densho-201-188)

Soldier standing in front of a building that says "Sporthaus" ("sports house" or "sports shop") beside a sign written primarily in German designating maps and locations. Part of the Joch Pass, a mountain pass that runs through the Uri Alps in Switzerland.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-274)

Still waiting for orders; asks for $20 so if he goes to Switzerland he can buy a watch; asks if they have found a house and how long they might stay there. Parents' note on envelope back: 276 Thursday Oct. 25, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-286)

Is heading for Switzerland traveling with another man from the outfit; will try to buy a watch while there and maybe get something for them as well; they will be gone for about 11 days. Parents' note on envelope back: 288 Thursday Nov. 8, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-300)

Hopes the money order he sent arrived; asks them to send his ski jacket and a new scarf; waiting for payday since he spent a lot on his trip to Switzerland. Parents' note on envelope back: 302 Tuesday Dec. 11, 1945 Request for ski jacket and scarf

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-269)

Went with Min Tsudama to their company to look for mail; most of the 442nd men are going home; wants to take a trip to Switzerland and buy a watch but needs to borrow money; bought a pistol with eight packs of cigarettes. Parents' note on envelope back: 271 Saturday Oct. 20, 1945 $20.00

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-285)

Is leaving for a vacation in Switzerland the next day, hope to buy a watch there; had rice with nori with his tent-mates; the gloves they sent are useful because his early morning drives to Leghorn (Livorno) are cold; asks for more magazines. Parents' note on envelope back: 287 Thursday Nov. 8, 1945 Request for magazines.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-289)

He is sending a musical alarm clock he got in Switzerland because it doesn't wake him up; thanks Jimmy and Obisan and Ojisan for their gifts; is learning to run the movie projector in case he needs to fill in; will hold off sending To-chan the watch until the Christmas rush on mail is over. Parents' …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-344)

Got more letters and packages from them; has the tea set all ready to mail out; saw an imported china set from Dresden that he might buy; Terry (Shimabukuro) went to Switzerland, he worked with Tak Yatabe and they took over from Mike Muraoka and Doc, and a boy of Utah, Ryo Uchida works there too. …

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doc Translation of a report to Mr. H. Bruppacher of the Legation of Switzerland, July 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-1398)

Report to Mr. H. Bruppacher of the Legation of Switzerland regarding the state of medical services and health care at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From Mary F. Clark scrapbook, \nBefore I Forget, 1942-1947,; page 60. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 7 No. 11 (August 8, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-362)

Selected article titles: "Switzerland to Represent Japanese Interest in U.S." (p. 1), "Free Press Changes to Weekly Newspaper" (p. 1), "Special Bus to Leave Center August 15 for Los Angeles Area" (p. 1), "Hope Says Nisei GIs 'American as Hamburgers'" (p. 2), "Poston Evacuee Workers Terminate Employment" (p. 2), "Ask Reconsideration of Nisei Membership" (p. 3), …

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img Clipping of a military map of Holland and the European Theater (ddr-njpa-13-27)

Caption on front: "HOW WAR THREATENS HOLLAND: This map gives an excellent view of the plight which would be Holland's if Germany decided to 'move in on her.' Military leaders admit that the area (a) can be taken 'within three days' by mechanized troops such as Germany has. The zone (b) can be held for 10 …

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img Tilda, Nobuko Arishima, and Aiko Yamamoto (ddr-njpa-1-956)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "With the Scent of 'Takeo' Dancing in Her Breast - The Tragic Miss Tilda Enters Tokyo - (Tokyo) June 28, 1937. Tilda Matilda, the 'heroine of love' who spent a miserable youth on the lakeside in Schaffhausen, Switzerland with the face of now deceased 'passionate author' Takeo Arishima hidden in her breast, …

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