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Looking down a firebreak towards Castle Rock (ddr-densho-298-7)
Caption on reverse: "A shot of the 'firebreak' (space) between barrack 'blocks' (about 9-10 barracks) in Tule Lake. The cliff in the background we called 'Castle Rock.' Fran and I climbed it every day."
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Three girls outside barracks (ddr-densho-298-38)
Caption in album: "Three of a kind. Nani, Lucy Tanaka (Mrs. Ted Tokuno), Aki Saito."
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A man and boy on the steps of a barracks (ddr-densho-298-43)
Caption in album: "Yam, Art & Tule, that's the cat."
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Dancers and instructors (ddr-densho-298-41)
Caption in album: "'Rec' #1908 Dance and be gay!' Tule Lake dance instructors and their proteges. Back row: Dollie Saito tap, Bill Kawada, Kay Uchihara ballet. Center: Lucy Tanaka, Jean Kawaguchi, Aiko Hirota, Molly Muranaka, Aki Saito. Front: Reiko Kumasaka, Keiko Onouye."
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Tule Lake musical group, 'The Downbeats' (ddr-densho-298-68)
Caption in album: "Downbeats after Segregation. Hayao Miyamoto; Johnny Doi; Geo. Nakao; Geo. Sumida; Geo. Goto; Kay Yoshida."
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A group in front of barracks (ddr-densho-298-42)
Caption in album: "Rough-housers of Tule both in sports and L-O-V-E."
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Portrait of the band in Tule Lake (ddr-densho-298-46)
Caption in album: "The Band in Tule Lake Center. Back row: Sam (Blackie) Mayeda, drums; Bud Johnson, bass; Kenny Kobukata, 2nd trumpet; Frank Suzuki, 1st trumpet; Sam Himoto, [?]. Leader and vocalist - Riki (Dick [?])."
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A group in front of barracks (ddr-densho-298-33)
Caption in album: "Tule Lake - Block 25. Mary, Helen, Mom, Ronny, Grace, Fran & ugh, me. Yam, Andy & Bill."
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The Downbeats (ddr-densho-298-45)
Caption in album: "'Downbeats' - 1942. Front row: Piano (?); Richey, guitar; Al Nitta, tenor sax; George Nakao, alto sax; Tosh Makishima, 3rd sax."
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Exterior of barracks (ddr-densho-35-5)
These barracks housed Japanese Americans during World War II. There were approximately twelve barracks to a block and six apartments per barracks. Each apartment was 100 x 20 feet and housed one family. The exterior of these barracks have remained virtually untouched since World War II.
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Nursery school child (ddr-densho-37-164)
Original WRA caption: Little nursery school girl singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
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Harvest Festival (ddr-densho-37-69)
Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. A scene at the Harvest Festival held at this relocation center.
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Hokoku Joshi Seinin Dan morning drill (ddr-densho-37-110)
Original WRA caption: "Hokoku Joshi Seinin Dan at early morning drill." The correct title of this group may be Hokoku Joshi Seinen Dan.
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Japanese Americans making tofu (ddr-densho-37-153)
Original WRA caption: Note: The markings on the blackboard, upper right, show the Japanese way of counting in fives to show number of buckets of beans processed. The bucket on the lower right contains soy beans which are soaked over night and then poured into this centrifugal "masher" which revolves at comparatively high speed. The white, …
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Japanese American farmer (ddr-densho-37-378)
Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Project farmer with carrots.
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Kindergarten class (ddr-densho-37-382)
Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Segregation Center, Newell, California. A kindergarten class at the Tule Lake Center on the playground.