Monday, July 15, 2013

Gretchen Van Tassel

Gretchen Van Tassel photographed Japanese-Americans during and after the wartime internment.

 1st Lt. Shigeru Tsubota playing bridge with other officer patients at the Moore 
General Hospital, Swannanoa, North Carolina. Lt. Tsubota was wounded in the leg 
by shrapnel while serving with the 100th Battalion in Italy. 1944
 
 A group of the hostesses at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their guests. 
The USO is run by Miss Gretchen Feiker, assisted by Miss Helena Johnson. 1945
 
 Between dances at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their guests, 
several boys from Hawaii and their partners, USO hostess Sophie Ravetta, 
and a guest, Tess Amitrano, chat outside the USO. 1945
 
Feeding pigeons in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. are Jane Oi from Granada Relocation Center, Harrio Najima from Tule Lake, and Sally Tsujimoto from Manzanar. 1943
 
Jane Oi and Sally Tsujimoto show privates Katsujii Nakamoto and Harold Matsumura 
the Capitol in Washington. Jane, from Granada, and Sally, from Manzanar, 
work as secretaries for the War Relocation Authority. 1943
 
 Pvt. Kenichi Kawakami receives physio-therapy treatments at the Moore General Hospital, Swannanoa, North Carolina. Pvt. Kawakami was serving with the 100th Battalion in Italy 
when he was wounded in action by shrapnel fragments. 1944
 
 Sightseeing in Washington, D.C. Harrio Najima, from Tule Lake, Kiyoka Nagai from Jerome, 
Jane Oi from Granada, Sally Tsujimoto from Manzanar, and Paul Matsuki from 
Central Utah Project visit the Lincoln Memorial. 1943
 
 Small boy at the Jerome Relocation Center. Denson, Arkansas, 1944
 
 Soldiers and their partners pause for some refreshment between dances 
at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen. 1945
 
 The Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their friends is a gay place 
on Saturday night. Veterans returned from overseas make up a large part of the
 group who come for an evening of dancing, ping-pong, checkers, or just talk. 1945
 
 Young children at Jerome Relocation Center. Denson, Arkansas, 1944

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