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img Mass removal registration (ddr-densho-151-79)

Original WRA caption: San Francisco, California. Father and son register for evacuation of persons of Japanese ancestry. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-79/

img Sign advertising free kittens (ddr-densho-151-62)

Original WRA caption: A home is sought for kittens as owners prepare to evacuate. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Baggage of Japanese Americans next to bus (ddr-densho-151-166)

Original caption: Hayward, California. Baggage of evacuees of Japanese ancestry ready to be loaded on moving van. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-166/

img Poston concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-476)

Original WRA caption: Poston, Arizona. Living quarters of evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center as seen from the top of water tower facing south west.

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img Japanese Americans unloading lumber for barrack construction (ddr-densho-37-858)

Original WRA caption: Poston, Arizona. Unloading lumber with bulldozer in the construction of barracks for evacuees of Japanese ancestry who will spend the duration in War Relocation Authority centers.

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doc Letter from Robert A. Allison, Project Director, Jerome Relocation Center, War Relocation Authority, February 22, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-562)

A letter from Robert A. Allison, Project Director of the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It certifies that George Nobuo Naohara has made an application for repatriation/expatriation. It also states that WRA is not authorized to approve or disapprove his application. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_014

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-562/

doc Letter from A. Clair Barret, Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority to George Naohara, January 28, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-561)

A letter from A. Clair Barret, Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority to George Nobuo Naohara, an incarceree at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It warns that his re-induction in the Jerome camp has not been approved yet and he will forfeit his right to take indefinite leave. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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img Library (ddr-densho-151-434)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. One of the barrack buildings houses the library for evacuees at this War Relocation Authority center. The librarian is a college graduate of Japanese ancestry who employs modern methods in library procedure.

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img Japanese American reading in library (ddr-densho-151-436)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. A corner in the library at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. This section contains books in the Japanese lanuage, most of which are translations of English classics.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-436/

img Pregnant Japanese American visiting doctor (ddr-densho-151-418)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Young expectant mother (center) receives check-up from her doctor (left) in the medical clinic, now housed in a temporary building, at this War Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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img Barber shop (ddr-densho-37-384)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Motimer Cooke, Supervisor of Community Enterprises, enjoys the first hair-cut given in the barber shop at this War Relocation Authority center. Frances Imura, evacuee from Sacramento is the barber.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-384/

img Issei man registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-135)

Original caption: Hayward, California. A farmer of Japanese ancestry appears at Wartime Civil Control Administration station prepratory to evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-135/

img Moving vans being packed with baggage (ddr-densho-151-203)

Original caption: Centerville, California. Awaiting evacuation bus, while personal effects are packed aboard moving vans. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-203/

img Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-134)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. The residents of Japanese appear at 2031 Bush Street, for information on evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-134/

img Japanese Americans boarding up their store (ddr-densho-151-234)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Owners of Japanese ancestry board up windows of their stores prior to evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Bank and newsstand (ddr-densho-37-361)

Original WRA caption: A view of the bank and newsstand at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. The bank is open on Tuesdays and Fridays only.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-361/

Narrator Nikki Bridges

Nisei female. Born February 2, 1911, and grew up in California. During World War II, removed to the Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, worked in the War Relocation Authority office in San Francisco.

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img Young Japanese Americans sitting in shade (ddr-densho-151-405)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Young evacuee girls gather in the shade of their barrack apartment and practice the songs they learned in school prior to evacuation to this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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img Guayule plants (ddr-densho-151-382)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Guayule beds in the lath house at this War Relocation Authority center. These plants are year-old seedlings from the Salinas experiment station which are ready to be transplanted into the open ground.

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img Japanese Americans watching baseball (ddr-densho-151-395)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are enjoying a baseball game at this War Relocation Authority center. 80 teams having been organized to date with most of the playing is done between the barrack blocks.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-395/

img Temporary hospital barracks (ddr-densho-151-70)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Emergency hospital housed in temporary quarters at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancesrty. The modern new hospital is almost ready for occupancy as shown in Photo C-851.

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img Military police guarding camp boundary (ddr-densho-37-472)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees are shown returning to the center for lunch after clearing the land of brush and weeds around the boundary of this War Relocation Authority center. Army Military Police guard these boundaries.

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doc Sentinel supplement, series 67 (May 11, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1053)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on employment, civil service examination, training courses, and sports briefs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1055

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1053/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 65 (May 7, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1052)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on employment, public gathering permits; fundraising for the Hirabayashi case, sick leave, victory gardens, clothing allowances, dry cleaning, and lost-and-found. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1054

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1052/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 224, (August 17, 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1631)

News bulletin published at Heart Mountain incarceration camp covering administrative announcements, events, vital statistics, and other necessary information concerning daily life in the camp. Current issue includes information on jobs, scholarship fund, and swimming pool hours. Includes page 3 only. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1633

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1631/

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