Digital Collections

- Ash tray carved from stone.
- Concentration camps -- Utah [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Central Utah Relocation Center [lcna]; Stone carving [lcsh];
- Made at Topaz Relocation Center.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Tag.
- Armor [lcsh]; Chinese characters -- Japan [lcsh];
- Tag with Japanese characters that came with Samurai body armor and weapons.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Wall hanging painted by Yasuka Akamatsu.
- Minidoka Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Idaho [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Painting [lcsh]; Prisoners as artists [lcsh]; Akamatsu, Yasuka [aacr2];
- Wildflowers painted on wall hanging by Yasuka Akamatsu while interned at Mindoka Relocation Center.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- White and yellow shell corsage pin.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh];
- Made at Tule Lake Relocation Center. 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...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Red and yellow shell corsage pin.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
- 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. After gathering,...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- White shell corsage pin.
- Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh];
- Made in an internment camp. 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...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Woven vase basket with handle.
- Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Basket making [lcsh];
- Most likely made in an internment camp. Basket made by wrapping crepe paper around thin wire and covering with shellac.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Mary and Ruth Dakuzaku.
- Japanese American children [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California [lcsh]; Dakuzaku, Haruko Ruth [aacr2]; Tsukamoto, Mary [aacr2];
- Photo taken at Capitol Laundry in San Francisco.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Choju Dakuzaku with relatives in Japan.
- Family -- Japan [lcsh]; Dakuzaku, Choju [aacr2];
- Choju Dakuzaku is seated on the far left. He was Mary Tsukamoto's grandfather.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Enamel cup with blue trim.
- Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh];
- Most likely used at a Japanese American internment camp.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Dakuzaku relatives in Japan.
- Dakuzaku, Yamashiro [aacr2]; Dakuzaku, Gushikuma Shiroma [aacr2]; Dakuzaku, Masako [aacr2]; Dakuzaku, Ushi Yamashiro [aacr2]; Family -- Japan [lcsh];
- Dakuzaku Family in Japan. Identification (by Mary Tsukamoto): great-grandfather Yamashiro, great grandmother Gushikuma Shiroma, sister Masako Dakuzaku, and grandmother Ushi Yamashiro Dakuzaku, c. 1912. Mary's mother, Kame Yoshinaga married Chosei...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Tsukamoto family in front of house in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- Japanese American families [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo [lcsh]; Dwellings [lcsh];
- Photograph from Mary Tsuruko Dakusaku Tsukamoto's photograph collection. Chosei Taro Dakuzaka married Kame Yoshinaga in 1904. Chosei Taro Dakuzaka immigrated to the United States in 1904. His wife joined him 13 years later. Their six children are:...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Rain umbrella (bangasa).
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]
- The bangasa is made of wood and oiled paper. This umbrella is made from split madake bamboo
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Straight column ironwood vase.
- Wood-carving [lcsh]; Gila River Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration Camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh];
- Vase made at Gila River Relocation Center from ironwood tree branch.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Three-legged ironwood vase.
- Concentration Camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Gila River Relocation Center [lcna]; Wood-carving [lcsh]
- Vase made at Gila River Relocation Center from ironwood.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Small white candles.
- 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,...
- Located in the third drawer of the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar). The altar 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...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature scroll wrapped in paper.
- 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,...
- Located in the third drawer of the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar). The alter 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...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Buddhist prayer beads in silk pouch.
- 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,...
- Located in the second drawer of the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar). The altar 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...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Brass bowl.
- 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,...
- Bowl with wooden club used as a gong. Bowl sits on a pillow and wooden stand on 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...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Two charm pouches.
- 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,...
- Two gold charms inside pouches. Located in the first drawer of the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar). The Butsudan was handmade by the Kato family while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Butsudans are dedicated to the Dai-Mandala (the object...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase