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Painting of a chemist at work (ddr-manz-2-6)
img Painting of a chemist at work (ddr-manz-2-6)
Caption: "Mr. Hirozawa. The chemists work incessantly in search of a better method of extracting rubber. Here a chemist is preparing latex from guayule."
Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-55)
img Sketch of mochitsuki (ddr-manz-2-55)
Caption on reverse: "More mochi at Manzanar."
Photograph of Kango Takamura working on a painting (ddr-csujad-47-69)
img Photograph of Kango Takamura working on a painting (ddr-csujad-47-69)
Photograph of Kango Takamura painting a bird resting on a branch at Manzanar incarceration camp. He is in traditional robes and surrounded by additional supplies and paint brushes. The background is a woven screen with flowers and grasses depicted on it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0104
Mitsuwado salmon derby (ddr-densho-353-409)
img Mitsuwado salmon derby (ddr-densho-353-409)
The salmon derby winner was a king salmon weighing 68 lbs, caught by Mr. Takamura. The store's owner, Kinzo Asaba, is on the left. The Mitsuwado store was located at 522 Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. The store sold a variety of items including books, records, record players, and fishing tackle.
Kango Takamura Collection (ddr-manz-2)
Collection Kango Takamura Collection (ddr-manz-2)
The Kango Takamura Collection contains 76 paintings and sketches Takamura created during his time at Santa Fe Internment Camp and Manzanar concentration camp. The artwork depicts daily life in the camps, including scenes of education, living conditions, agriculture, and more. The physical collection is maintained at UCLA Library Special Collections.
Memo to Mr. Takamura from Jiro Fujioka, Co-operating with Block Chairmen, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Takamura,  July 19, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-709)
doc Memo to Mr. Takamura from Jiro Fujioka, Co-operating with Block Chairmen, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Takamura, July 19, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-709)
Memorandum from Jiro Fujioka to Speaker, Mr. Takamura regarding his speech on astronomy at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0711
Representatives at a negotiation session (ddr-densho-179-88)
img Representatives at a negotiation session (ddr-densho-179-88)
Major General Toshiro Taga, Representative of Lt. General Toshiro Nomi, Japanese Commander of Sakishima Group, making preliminary negotiations for the surrender of the Ryukyus Islands to the Commanding General of Tenth Army. The civilian interpreter is Weri Takamura who once lived in Chicago. Photographer: Lieutenant Strauch.
Group photograph of soldiers (ddr-densho-22-162)
img Group photograph of soldiers (ddr-densho-22-162)
Caption on reverse: "Front l to r: Tango Fujimoto, Tsutoru Shigeta, George Maeda, Kenichiro Sekiguchi, Sam Takamura, Satoru Sunamoto / 2nd l to r: Yasuhiro Fujita, Goro Igarashi, Yutaka Nakhata, Hisashi Kubota, Shoji Takimoto, Hironobu Hino / Standing l to r: Ben Pai, Teiichiro Hirata, Tsugio Aoyama, Tadayuki Ishizaki, Benji Shiroyama, Herbert Yanamura, Kazuo Kamoto."
Scrapbook for Southern Alameda County Chapter of JACL (ddr-densho-491-180)
doc Scrapbook for Southern Alameda County Chapter of JACL (ddr-densho-491-180)
Containing photos, meeting notes, document related to special events, membership lists, social events from 1953-1955
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