Group portrait of Junior Red Cross Representatives Concert at Poston II High School, Poston, Arizona

Image shows group portrait of Junior Red Cross representatives in an outdoor setting at Poston II High School. Girls in the first row are wearing knee-length skirts or dresses. The Poston II High School Chapter of the Junior Red Cross was organized on December 1, 1942 with Itsumi Oita as a temporary chairman. Later, Kaoru Takata became president with vice-president Michi Oka. Other board memebers included Alice Yamaoka (secretary), Gene Nakata (treasurer), with Mrs. Mary Courage as advisor. The organization held events such as pageants and bazaars and made donations of Christmas gifts to nursery and primary school children. Identified from left to right on row 1 (bottom row): Masuda, Takehara, Tsukamoto, T., Yagi, B. Hamamoto, Kuroda, Kawashiri, Nami, Matsueda, Kazaoka and [unknown]; row 2: Iyama, Etow, Tada, Endo, M. Hamamoto, Ichikawa, Takizawa, Abe, Deguchi, Sakasegawa; row 3: Kudo, Kato, Obana, Horikawa, Ichinaga, Yamaguchi, Yamanaka, and Oita; and row 4 (top row): Tokiwa, Nishimoto, Dohi, Tanaka, H. Yamamoto, Y. Abe, R. Yamamoto, Yasumoto. Partially visible at top left in blue ink, "[?] Class / ?presentative / 1943-1944"., Library has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono.
Abstract/Description: Image shows group portrait of Junior Red Cross representatives in an outdoor setting at Poston II High School. Girls in the first row are wearing knee-length skirts or dresses. The Poston II High School Chapter of the Junior Red Cross was organized on December 1, 1942 with Itsumi Oita as a temporary chairman. Later, Kaoru Takata became president with vice-president Michi Oka. Other board memebers included Alice Yamaoka (secretary), Gene Nakata (treasurer), with Mrs. Mary Courage as advisor. The organization held events such as pageants and bazaars and made donations of Christmas gifts to nursery and primary school children. Identified from left to right on row 1 (bottom row): Masuda, Takehara, Tsukamoto, T., Yagi, B. Hamamoto, Kuroda, Kawashiri, Nami, Matsueda, Kazaoka and [unknown]; row 2: Iyama, Etow, Tada, Endo, M. Hamamoto, Ichikawa, Takizawa, Abe, Deguchi, Sakasegawa; row 3: Kudo, Kato, Obana, Horikawa, Ichinaga, Yamaguchi, Yamanaka, and Oita; and row 4 (top row): Tokiwa, Nishimoto, Dohi, Tanaka, H. Yamamoto, Y. Abe, R. Yamamoto, Yasumoto. Partially visible at top left in blue ink, "[?] Class / ?presentative / 1943-1944".
Subject(s): World War II--Incarceration camps
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--Poston
World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans
Yamaoka, Alice
Oka, Michi
Takata, Kaoru
Nakata, Gene
Courage, Mary
Community activities--Associations and organizations--Student clubs
Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)
Poston (Ariz.)
1941-1950
Portraits, Group
World War II-Incarceration camps--Incarcerees
Title: Group portrait of Junior Red Cross Representatives Concert at Poston II High School, Poston, Arizona.
Name(s): Shono, Hideko, donor
Type of Resource: still image
Other Date: ca 1944
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Language: eng
Abstract/Description: Image shows group portrait of Junior Red Cross representatives in an outdoor setting at Poston II High School. Girls in the first row are wearing knee-length skirts or dresses. The Poston II High School Chapter of the Junior Red Cross was organized on December 1, 1942 with Itsumi Oita as a temporary chairman. Later, Kaoru Takata became president with vice-president Michi Oka. Other board memebers included Alice Yamaoka (secretary), Gene Nakata (treasurer), with Mrs. Mary Courage as advisor. The organization held events such as pageants and bazaars and made donations of Christmas gifts to nursery and primary school children. Identified from left to right on row 1 (bottom row): Masuda, Takehara, Tsukamoto, T., Yagi, B. Hamamoto, Kuroda, Kawashiri, Nami, Matsueda, Kazaoka and [unknown]; row 2: Iyama, Etow, Tada, Endo, M. Hamamoto, Ichikawa, Takizawa, Abe, Deguchi, Sakasegawa; row 3: Kudo, Kato, Obana, Horikawa, Ichinaga, Yamaguchi, Yamanaka, and Oita; and row 4 (top row): Tokiwa, Nishimoto, Dohi, Tanaka, H. Yamamoto, Y. Abe, R. Yamamoto, Yasumoto. Partially visible at top left in blue ink, "[?] Class / ?presentative / 1943-1944".
Identifier(s): 000045294 (Barcode)
Note(s):

Library has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono.
Subject(s): World War II--Incarceration camps
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--Poston
World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans
Yamaoka, Alice
Oka, Michi
Takata, Kaoru
Nakata, Gene
Courage, Mary
Community activities--Associations and organizations--Student clubs
Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)
Poston (Ariz.)
1941-1950
Portraits, Group
World War II-Incarceration camps--Incarcerees
Held by: Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library.
Location: Local History Center
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