Photo album, Nisei intelligence officer, World War II
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1993
Language of Materials
Languages represented in the collection: English, Japanese, German.
Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear Feet (1 records box, 1 document box, 1 shoe box, 1 flat box)
General
8.5" x 9" brown suede photo album containing 52 original photographs belonging to Haruo "Slim" Tanaka of Los Angeles. Tanaka served as a military intelligence officer with the 43rd Infantry Division in New Georgia and Papua New Guinea.
The majority of the photos are of Tanaka's family and friends. One photograph of note depicts eight Japanese-American men posing on a car with the sign "Evacuee Property." An inscription on the reverse of the photograph identifies the men.
Items laid-in include two letters from the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) Alumni Group and one 9.5" x 7.5" black & white photograph of passengers on the deck of a ship.
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu