Born free and equal : photographs of the loyal Japanese-Americans at Manzanar relocation center, Inyo county, California

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  Panoramic photograph of the War Relocation Center in Manzanar, California

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  A panoramic photograph of the Japanese American incarceration camp at Manzanar, California, known as the War Relocation Center. The image was taken from a tower along the camp boundary, and shows rows of military-style bunkers, dirt roads, and surrounding desert, with the Sierra Nevada Mountains prominent in the background; no people appear in the photograph. The print is titled and credited in the lower left corner, part of which says: "Copyrighted by Manzanar Cooperative Enterprises, Inc." This was a prisoner-run co-op established in 1943 with the War Relocation Authority. Cameras were not allowed to be used by prisoners, so a cooperative photo studio was established to centralize these services. The studio, run by Toyo Miyatake, performed all work for the school annuals and for WRA administrators. It is likely this image was printed by Toyo Miyatake while he was imprisoned there. It is not signed by him, but Archie Miyatake (Toyo's son), stated in a later interview that panoramic photographs were most often stamped with Manzanar Cooperative and that Toyo signed only smaller size prints.

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  Segregation of loyal and disloyal Japanese in relocation centers : message from the President of the United States, transmitting report on Senate resolution no. 166 relating to segregation of loyal and disloyal Japanese in relocation centers and plans for future operation of such centers

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  Report and minority views of the Special committee on un-American activities on Japanese war relocation centers ... Report

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