Titles are for identification purposes this website only
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1. Mickey Mouse geta
Gift from Jingo Takeuchi, c1943, Santa Fe, New Mexico to son Goro
collection of the Smithsonian Institute
photo: courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute
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2. Ukiyoe print
Japan 1750
woodcut (ukiyoe): Ishikawa Toyonobu
courtesy of the Library of Congress
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3. Contemporary geta
Japan
from Flickr, photographer: unknown
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4. Guard tower landscape
Tule Lake, California c1943
Densho courtesy of James Nakano
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5. Geta
Manzanar, California 4/2/1942
Photo: Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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6. Portrait of Bunichi Kagawa
courtesy of Sharon Imura Handa
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7. Man making geta
Manzanar, California 4/2/1942
Photo: Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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8. Zori and geta
Amache, Colorado 10/15/1945
Photo: Hikaru Iwasaki
National Archives and Records Administration
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9. Old parents thinking
Jerome, Arkansas 1943
Painting by Henry Sugimoto
courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum
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10. Women bathing
Tanforan, San Bruno, California 1942
drawing by Minnie Okubo
courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum
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11. Kids and geta
Heart Mountain, Wyoming 1943-1945
George and Frank C. Hirahara Photograph
Collection of Heart Mountain, WY 1943-1945,
Washington State University Libraries
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12. Tiny geta
photo: Nancy Ukai
courtesy of Helene Nakamoto Mihara
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13. Geta heart pin
Heart Mountain, Wyoming 1943-1945
Photo: David Izu
courtesy and collection of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
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14. Women's bathroom
Heart Mountain, Wyoming 1943-1945
drawing: Estelle Ishigo,
courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum
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15. People walking
Manzanar, California 1943photo: Ansel Adams
Library of Congress
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16. Woman with parasol
Heart Mountain, Wyoming 9/30/1943
photo and courtesy of: Yoshio Okumoto via Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
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17. Soldier walking
Poston, Arizona 5/10/1942
photo: Fred Clark
National Archives and Records Administration
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18. Kid in sand
Poston, Arizona 5/27/1942
photo: Fred Clark
National Archives and Records Administration
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19. Cactus
Gila River, Arizona 11/26/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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20. Sagebrush
Tule Lake, California 4/23/1942
photo: Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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21. Manzanar main entrance
Manzanar, California c1942-1943
courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site and the Shinjo Nagatomi Collection
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22. Manzanar empty road
Manzanar. California 12/1969
photo: Evan Johnson
courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site and the Evan Johnson Collection
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23. Going to shower room
Fresno, California 1942
Painting by Henry Sugimoto
courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum
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24. Heart Mountain landscape
Heart Mountain, Wyoming 9/18/1942
photo: Tom Parker
National Archives and Records Administration
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25. Sand
photographer unknown, free internet source
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26. Geta
Concentration camp made 1942-1945
courtesy of the National Japanese American Historical Society
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27. Geta diagram
c1942-1945
University of Washington libraries special collections
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28. Eddie Sato making geta
Puyallup, Washington c1942
University of Washington libraries special collections
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29. Geta
Concentration camp made c1942-1945
photo: David Izu
courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives California State University, Sacramento
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30. Stove and geta makers
Santa Fe, New Mexico 6/10/1942
painting: Kango Takamura
courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site Kango Takamura collection
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31. Geta with red and black hanao
Concentration camp made c1942-1945
courtesy of the National Japanese American Historical Society
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32. Geta painted green
Concentration camp made c1942-1945
courtesy of the National Japanese American Historical Society
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33. Mickey Mouse geta
Gift from Jingo Takeuchi, c1943, Santa Fe, New Mexico to son Goro
collection of the Smithsonian Institute
photo: courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute
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34. Geta striped
Concentration camp made 1942-1945
photo: David Izu
courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives California State University, Sacramento
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35. Buckets and geta
Topaz, Utah 1943
drawing by Minnie Okubo
courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum
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36. Miyake family at cemetery
Nanukaichi, Japan
Densho courtesy of the Yasui Family collection
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37. Women at genkan
Japan
photographer unknown, from Flickr
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38. Manzanar arrival with trees
Manzanar, California 4/2/1942
Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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39. Mr Konda on bed
Tanforan, California 6/16/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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40. Centerville woman facing wall
Centerville, California 5/9/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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41. Deserted house
Loomis, California 11/10/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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42. The FBI took him away
Poston, Arizona c1942-1943
painting by Gene Sogioka
courtesy of Jean Sogioka La Spina
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43. Woman crying in train window
Woodland, California 5/20/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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44. Crowd scene train departure
Los Angeles, California 1942
photo: Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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45. Family with tags
Bainbridge Island, Washington 3/30/1942
Densho courtesy of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community, the Takayoshi Family Collection
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46. Line for the bus to Manzanar
Lone Pine, California 4/1/1942
photo: Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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47. Soldier and boy
Bainbridge Island, Washington 3/30/1942
Densho courtesy of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community
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48. Bus to Tanforan
San Francisco, California 4/29/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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49. Train to Merced
Woodland, California 5/20/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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50. Young woman with hanky
En route to Seattle from Bainbridge Island 3/30/1942
Courtesy of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History and Industry
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51. Desert landscape
Tule Lake, California 4/23/1942
photo: Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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52. Umbrellas and geta
Japan c1816
painting: Ryuryukyo Shinsai
collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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53. Geta with foot
geta created in Granada (Amache), Colorado 1942-1945
photo: Nancy Ukai
collection of Amache Museum, Granada, Colorado
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54. Farmer in his rice paddy
Japan 7/14/1947
photo: Kaye U.S. Army
Densho courtesy of the Akimoto Family collection
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55. Thatched roof house
Hiroshima area, Japan 1/1973
photo: David Izu
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56. Manzanar barracks
Manzanar, California 1943
Densho courtesy of the National Park Service, Katami Taniguchi Collection
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57. Woman on her way to shower
Minidoka, Idaho c1944
Densho courtesy of the Bain Family Collection
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58. Crowd at musical performance
Poston, Arizona 6/5/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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59. Issei washing dishes in the warehouse kitchen
Minidoka, Idaho c1944
Densho courtesy of the Mitsuoka Family Collection
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60. Workers on payday
Tule Lake, California 7/1/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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61. Lawns and flowers
Manzanar, California 7/1/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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62. Girl with petunia seeds
Tule Lake, California 7/1/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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63. Man looking over flower garden
Heart Mountain, Wyoming
photo: Yoshio Okumoto
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation courtesy of Yoshio Okumoto
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64. Tap dancer
Poston, Arizona 6/5/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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65. Performance with shamisen and violin music
Heart Mountain, Wyoming 1942-1945
painting: Estelle Ishigo,
courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum
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66. Night barracks
Granada (Amache), Colorado 1944
photo: George Ochikubo
Densho courtesy of the George Ochikubo collection
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67. Night Obon dancers
Granada (Amache) 1942-1945
photo: George Ochikubo
Densho courtesy of the George Ochikubo Collection
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68. Boys baseball
Manzanar, California 4/2/1942
photo: Clem Albers
National Archives and Records Administration
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69. Buddhist church
Manzanar, California 1942-1946
courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site and the Shinjo Nagatomi Collection
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70. Barracks under construction
Minidoka, Idaho 8/18/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
![](https://50objects.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ddr-NARA-Christian-Church_sq-150x150.jpg)
71. First communion class
Minidoka, Idaho 8/8/1943
Densho
National Archives and Records Administration
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72. Two girls in front of flower garden
Tule Lake, California 1942-1945
photo: John Cook
National Archives and Records Administration
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73. Painting class
Granada (Amache) 1942-1945
photo: George Ochikubo
Densho courtesy of the Goeorge Ochikubo Collection
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74. Carpenter sawing
Tule Lake, California 7/1/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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75. Watch repair
Minidoka, Idaho 12/10/1942
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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76. Geta on red table
Concentration camp made
photo: David Izu
courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives California State University, Sacramento
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77. Obon dancers
Manzanar, California 1942-1946
courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site and the Shinjo Nagatomi Collection
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78. Obon dancers
Granada (Amache) 8/14/1943
photo: Joe McClelland
courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum
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79. Shirtless prisoners
Tule Lake, California c1945
National Archives and Records Administration
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80. Stockade
Tule Lake, California
National Archives and Records Administration
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81. Working in the garden
Tanforan, San Bruno, California 6/16/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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82. Mud and barracks
Tule Lake, California 2/2/1943
photo: Francis Stewart
National Archives and Records Administration
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83. Blue hanao geta
Heart Mountain, Wyoming 2017
photo: Nancy Ukai
collection of Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
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84. Cracked mud
Topaz, Utah 2017
photo: Kimiko Marr
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85. Grandfather and grandson
Manzanar, California 7/2/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration
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86. Mother and daughter
Tanforan, San Bruno, California 6/16/1942
photo: Dorothea Lange
National Archives and Records Administration