Digital Collections

- Pink flower shell earrings.
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh]; Concentration camps -- Wyoming [lcsh]; Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) [lcna]
- Made at Heart Mountain. Tule Lake Relocation Center and Topaz Relocation Center were on or near shell beds. When the surface supply of good shells was eventually exhausted, the internees dug for them in beds from one to four feet below the ground....
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Elk Grove High School medal and ribbon pin.
- Japanese Americans -- Education --California [lcsh]; High school students -- Awards [lcsh]; Tsukamoto, Mary -- Awards [aacr2]; Tsukamoto, Mary [aacr2];
- Highest merit award earned by Mary Tsukamoto from Elk Grove High School. "Mary Dakuzaku" engraved on front.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Wooden puzzle box with painting of Mount Fuji.
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tsukamoto, Ito [aacr2];
- This box was brought from Japan by Ito Tsukamoto on her last visit in 1934.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Girl good luck charm for love.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Talismans [lcsh];
- This charm is a "Mascot for love," to bring a girl happiness and love. The coin ("goen") symbolizes a connection to another person.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Embroidered rooster charm on red cloth.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Talismans [lcsh];
- Good luck charm for those born in year of the rooster.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Container shaped in likeness of sandal decorated with blue, green and yellow butterflies.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh]; Ornamental boxes [lcsh]
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Kappa doll lying on its stomach.
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Dolls [lcsh]; Mythology, Japanese [lcsh]
- The Kappa is known as the river goblin. It is said to cause swimming children to drown and to challenge people to sumo wrestling. It is also believed that horses or cattle that go into a river to drink or bathe are pulled into the water by the...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Japanese American internment fiftieth year remembrance pin.
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Anniversaries, etc. [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Tule Lake Relocation Center identification pin, 8555.
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]
- Oval pin reads: "W.R.A. Tule Lake Project 8555 - Lilly Hirota 25476-E Trans. & Supply Mess." Lilly (Sadaye) Hirota was originally from Penryn, California and resided at Ward 5, Block 41, #4115-CD while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- "Jintan Red Pills" mouth refresher.
- Traditional medicine [lcsh];
- In small glass container with original box.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Japanese herbal medicine in glass bottle.
- Traditional medicine [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Pair of Daruma dolls (white and red) with box.
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Bodhidharma dolls [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh];
- Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma. Daruma dolls (or wish dolls) are good luck charms in the Japanese culture. Typically, the eyes are not painted in until one makes a wish or sets a goal then one eye is painted in. When the wish or goal...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Kokeshi doll (barrel shaped).
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Toys [lcsh]; Kokeshi dolls [lcsh];
- Traditional Japanese folk dolls made of wheel-turned wood, consisting of a head and body with no limbs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are painted to give them distinguishing features. Originally, Kokeshi dolls were made as...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature temari thread ball with gold band.
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Temari [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Textile crafts [lcsh];
- Decorative textile balls originally used as children's toys in Japan. Today, temari represent a highly valued and cherished gift symbolizing deep friendship and loyalty. It is traditional for a mother to make a ball for her daughter as a New Year's...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature princess Daruma doll.
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Bodhidharma dolls [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh];
- Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma. Daruma dolls (or wish dolls) are good luck charms in the Japanese culture. Typically, the eyes are not painted in until one makes a wish or sets a goal then one eye is painted in. When the wish or goal...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature stick Japanese doll dressed in fabric kimono with a dancer's obi.
- Dolls [lcsh]; Kimonos [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature prayer book.
- Japanese Americans -- Religion [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Buddhism -- Customs and practices [lcsh]; Household shrines,...
- Religious artifact belonging with the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar) that was handmade by the Kato family while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Butsudans are dedicated to the Dai-Mandala (the object of worship), Buddha, Nichiren Shonin,...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Small wooden bird pin.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh];
- Pin made at Tule Lake Relocation Center. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood, waste items and bits from nature. They also made their own...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miliary officer's rank insignia - First Lieutenant.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna]; United States -- Armed Forces -- Japanese Americans [lcsh]; Armed Forces -- Insignia [lcsh];
- Worn on World War II U.S. military uniform, most likely by a Japanese American member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Army Commendation Medal.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna]; United States -- Armed Forces -- Japanese Americans [lcsh]; World War, 1939-1945 -- Medals [lcsh];
- Ribbon medal earned during World War II, most likely by Japanese American member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase