b11_Geta

Hirahara_kids_geta

From left, Mitzi Shimizu, Masao Sugiyama, Marlene Uyehara and James Yamaguchi in geta at Block 15, the Hirahara family barrack, Heart Mountain, WY, 1945. Photo by George Hirahara. Courtesy George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection, Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

Takamura_geta_Santa_Fe_2400

painting: Kango Takamura, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 6/10/1942
Takamura’s caption – “We made wooden clogs to send to our families at other centers.”
Courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site and the Kango Takemura Collection

Sogioka_showerman3x4

Painting by Gene Sogioka, Poston, Arizona, 1942-1944.
Courtesy of Jean Sogioka La Spina.

Ishigo_geta_rain1b_3x4

Drawing by Estelle Ishigo, Heart Mountain, WY. Courtesy of Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation.

Bambi2_NJAHS

Bambi brooch made of wood, courtesy of National Japanese American Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.

Bambi1_NJAHS

Bambi pin, courtesy of National Japanese American Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.