Digital Collections

- Wooden abacus.
- Abacus [lcsh]
- Wooden abacus (soroban) used by the Nakano family prior to World War II. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm. Their three children...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Handmade abacus.
- Abacus [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Woodwork [lcsh]; Sakazaki, Shoya [aacr2]
- This abacus (soroban) was made by Shoya Sakazaki out of scrap wood in Tule Lake Relocation Center when he was sixteen years old.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Durham smoking tobacco pouch.
- Advertisements [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh];
- Tobacco pouch for Durham Smoking Tobacco 7/8 oz. (empty).
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Billhook.
- Agricultural implements [lcsh];
- Farm implements and tools used at the Kubo fruit orchard farm in Penryn, California. Set includes: 2 hoes, 2 wood saws, 1 meat saw, 1 iron with hook, and a billhook.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Saw.
- Agricultural implements [lcsh];
- Farm implements and tools used at the Kubo fruit orchard farm in Penryn, California. Set includes: 2 hoes, 2 wood saws, 1 meat saw, 1 iron with hook, and a billhook.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Iron hook.
- Agricultural implements [lcsh];
- Farm implements and tools used at the Kubo fruit orchard farm in Penryn, California. Set includes: 2 hoes, 2 wood saws, 1 meat saw, 1 iron with hook, and a billhook.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Meat saw.
- Agricultural implements [lcsh];
- Farm implements and tools used at the Kubo fruit orchard farm in Penryn, California. Set includes: 2 hoes, 2 wood saws, 1 meat saw, 1 iron with hook, and a billhook.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Saw with wood handle.
- Agricultural implements [lcsh];
- Farm implements and tools used at the Kubo fruit orchard farm in Penryn, California. Set includes: 2 hoes, 2 wood saws, 1 meat saw, 1 iron with hook, and a billhook.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Hoes.
- Agricultural implements [lcsh];
- Farm implements and tools used at the Kubo fruit orchard farm in Penryn, California. Set includes: 2 hoes, 2 wood saws, 1 meat saw, 1 iron with hook, and a billhook.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Rubber stamp.
- Agriculture -- California -- Florin -- History [lcsh];
- "Oregon Plum" rubber stamp. An Oregon Plum is a strawberry which was grown in the Florin, California Area. They are small in size, but very sweet in taste. This stamp was used on each crate to identify its variety.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Wooden crate label.
- Agriculture -- California -- Florin -- History [lcsh]
- Labels reads: "Northern California Farms Co., Florin, California, contents 12 baskets net wt. 12 oz. each when packed".
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Strawberry cart and crates.
- Agriculture -- California -- Florin -- History [lcsh]; Japanese American farmers [lcsh]; Agricultural implements [lcsh];
- Strawberry cart and crates were used by a Japanese American farmer on a farm in Florin, California prior to World War II.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Nail sorter used on Iwasa family farm.
- Agriculture -- California -- Florin -- History [lcsh]; Japanese American farmers [lcsh]; Agricultural implements [lcsh]; Iwasa, Masami [aacr2];
- Masami Iwasa grew grapes on a farm in Florin, California. His family was interned at Poston Relocation Center.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Metal tray with aerial view of Seabrook Farms, New Jersey.
- Agriculture -- New Jersey -- Seabrook [lcsh]; Agricultural laborers [lcsh];
- During World War II, Seabrook Farms supplied the military with fresh, frozen and dehydrated food. Plagued by a chronic labor shortage, Seabrook Farms in southern New Jersey recruited agricultural and cannery workers including German prisoners of...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored sleeve (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored sleeve (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored shoulder guard (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored shoulder guard (sode).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai haidate (thigh armor).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of sumari armor set. Haidate (thigh-plates) was additional thigh protection for foot combat by samurai. It was not always worn as many samurai preferred to keep greater mobility. Haidate give no protection against attacks from behind. They...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai lower body armor (kusazuri).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase