Steamer trunk.
Title
Steamer trunk .
JC #
jc24o
Creator
Unknown
Date
n.d .
Format
32 x 20 x 23 in.
Description
The inscriptions , "KK ", "Koike " and "28013 " are painted on trunk and represent the family name and number assigned by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) . The Koike family lived in Sacramento prior to World War II . Mr . Fukunosuke Koike arrived in the United States first . Mrs . Koginu Koike arrived later from Japan as a "Picture Bride. " The family included two daughters (Masae and Sachiko) and a son (Hideo) . Both Mr . and Mrs . Koike worked in the cannery industry for the Del Monte Corporation in Sacramento . Mr . Koike passed away prior to the evacuation of the family to the Walerga Assembly Center and Tule Lake Relocation Center . The family later transferred to Granada Relocation Center in Amache , Colorado , where Koginu married her second husband , Tomijiro . The family returned to Sacramento upon release from Granada Relocation Center .
Place of Origin
Unknown
Type
Trunks (containers)
Medium
artifact
Subject
Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh] Granada Relocation Center [lcna] Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh] Koike, Koginu [aacr2]
Time Frame
Internment
Camp
Granada
Source Type
color slide
Source Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Area Scanned
1.50 x 1.13 in.
Date Scanned
2004-07-02
Collection
From the Japanese American Archival Collection . MSS 94/01 . California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Repository
California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Copyright Date
2004
Restrictions on Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Image Format
Tiff
CONTENTdm file name
1417.JPG
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