A photograph of Tom S. Haji, a Japanese American soldier. Written on front: "To Bob," and "Your Buddy, Tom." The photograph was taken sometime in 1944.
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A photograph of Japanese American soldiers at their graduation ceremony from the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Major General George W. Strong was one the speakers that addressed the soldiers. The photograph was taken on June 18, 1943.
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A painting of a truckload of Japanese American farm workers returning to the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. Caption: "'Home sweet home' for men coming home to Manzanar from beet furlough." The piece was painted by Kango Takamura on June 16, 1942.
A photograph of Mae Higaki (nÊe Miwa) standing to the left of her two friends at the Poston incarceration camp in Arizona. Caption on back: "Taken June 3, 1944 in Block 32"
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A photograph of the Hunt baseball team at the Minidoka incarceration camp in Idaho. The photograph was taken sometime between 1942 and 1945.
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A photograph of a baseball game at the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. The Sierra Nevada mountains can be seen behind the players. Caption in album: "Min, Yo Ishida."
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A photograph of a crowd of Japanese Americans enjoying an outdoor musical performance at the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. The photograph was taken by Francis Stewart on June 5, 1942.
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A painting of a canteen at the Santa Fe detention facility in New Mexico. The two men on the right are named in a caption: "Mr. Arai, Mr. Funahashi." Other caption: "A canteen for the convenience of Santa Fe's internees." The piece was painted by Kango Takamura on June 11, 1942.
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Original WRA Caption: "Tule Lake Segregation Center, Newell, California. Skit by boys in talent show sponsored by Tri-State High School student body June 9 at Tule Lake Center to help finance the annual." The photograph was taken on June 9, 1944.
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A painting of four Japanese American men at the Santa Fe detention facility in New Mexico. The two men on the left were named in a caption: "Mr. Murayama, Mr. Hoshimiya." Other caption: "Enjoying the recording music." The piece was painted by Kango Takamura on June 8, 1942.
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