DescriptionEllen Nakamura, featured in the center of this photograph. The brick buildings and greenery of Seabrook Farms presented a sharp contrast to the barracks and desert-like conditions of the internment...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionThe Takedas were sent to the Tule Lake concentration camp in northeastern California, where "no-nos" who rejected the loyalty questionnaire were sent as dissenters ineligible for parole.
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionThis photograph was featured in an album by Valdmar Heitur entitled "Estonians from Seabrook: first years starting from 1949". It was part of a chapter on the first week in Seabrook.
DescriptionReverend G. Spyridakis, Mr. A. A. Adams, Peter A. Adams, and Dorothea Adams Pantages in front of the Theater promoting War Bond sales, c. 1940's
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionSeabrook championed its “rehabilitation” of Japanese American citizens and immigrants requiring further "Americanization." When the 1952 Walter-McCarran Act permitted Asian immigrants to...
DescriptionMr. James Gevas, maitre d'hotel at the Essex House, received a Certificate of Appreciation for his efficiency and skill in serving their patrons during World War II, c. 1944 Courtesy of The James...
DescriptionThis is a studio portrait of Elaine Wimberg, a member of WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during WWII.
This photo was part of a wall display presentation in honor of the women...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)