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- Eleanor Sekerak's Washington, DC, WRA clerical assistant
- Inscription says, "Yours Olivia and Michelle"
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- Desert near Topaz
- Photograph 1.5" x 2.5"
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- Mornin' On the Desert
- Photo postcard. 5.5" x 3.5"
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- Christmas 1944 Staff housing
- Emil Sekerak and Eleanor Gerard, civilian workers at Topaz.
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- Field Day Games
- High school students, probably in the open playing area near Block 32, which was where the high school buildings were located.
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- View of Mt. Swasey with snow
- View toward the west of the camp toward Mt. Swasey. Signed "S. Mikami" in the lower righthand corner. On the back a typed message reads: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS! It is our sincere wish that the true spirit of Chrismas may bring you much joy and...
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- View of hospital with various wings and boiler room
- View of the hospital furnace and chimney and possible wings of the hospital. Japanese kanji in the lower righthand corner.
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- Eleanor's classroom Block 32
- Eleanor Gerard taught civics and was the vice principal of Topaz High School. She was employed there from 1943 to 1945. Teacher lectures.
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- Field day games, 1943
- Field Day Games for the high school. Probably took place on Block 32 and the open field to the north.
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- Enroute to Mt. Topaz
- Desert area toward Mt. Topaz northwest of Topaz City. Back of the photo dated 1943.
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- Emil (Sekerak) and Lorne (Bell)
- Photograph of two men who worked at Topaz. Probably taken near Topaz Mt.
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- Hospital and block 7
- Hospital with chimney taken toward the northwest with Topaz Mt. in the background. Block 7 and part of block 6 as well as a small portion of the military compound are shown. The mess hall sits in between the row of barracks in the lower lefthand...
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- Lorne Bell and Emil (Sekerak) starting a campfire
- Topaz administrators and Lorne Bell's wife and Eleanor Sekerak took an outing toward Mt. Topaz about 16 miles northwest of Topaz City. Back of photo dated 1943.
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- Staff housing
- Staff housing. Note construction of the building, clap board siding, awnings, fence area for the next apartment.
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- Firewood
- Two administrators, Emil Sekerak and Lorne Bell, gathering firewood for an outing taken by four camp workers. Photo dated 1943.
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- Summit Topaz Mountain, Topaz, Utah
- Summit Topaz Mountain, Topaz, Utah K. Topaz Mt. was about 30 miles from Topaz city. Reads "Postcard" on the back.
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- 1943 Staff housing
- Eleanor Gerard and Emil Sekerak in one of their apartments. Possible Chirua Obata watercolor on the wall.
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- Lorne (Bell) and Emil (Sekerak) and car
- Topaz administrators on an outing to Topaz mountain.
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- Lorne (Bell), Marian (Bell) and Emil (Sekerak)
- Caucasian administrators from camp on an outing near Topaz Mt.
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- Farewell to Topaz High
- Farewell to Topaz High School song
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- Nearing Mt. Topaz
- Mountains northwest of Topaz City toward Mt. Topaz. Back of photo dated 1943.
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- Delta, Utah from the overpass
- Photograph taken from the top of the overpass looking east down Delta, Utah's Main Street.
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- RR station, Delta
- Railroad station in Delta, Utah where trains unloaded internees coming from Tanforan in California.
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- Sheepherder's wagon, 1942
- One of the photos taken by camp administrators while on an outing to Topaz Mt.
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- Relocation staff
- Emil Sekarak is in the middle row on the far left.
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- Snow in the desert
- This photo is not the fence around Topaz city, although the Topaz fence was similar, about four-feet high made from four strands of barbed wire and cedar posts.
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- Lorne Bell, Marian Bell, Eleanor (Gerard Sekerak)
- Lorne Bell worked as an administrator. Eleanor Gerard was a high school teacher at camp.
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- Christmas 1944
- Eleanor Gerard and Emil Sekerak in a civilian housing apartment.
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- Lorne Bell at Mt. Topaz
- Lorne Bell climbing Mt. Topaz about 16 miles from Topaz city.
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- Dinner in Block 2 Dining Hall
- Dinner in honor of Dillon Myer when he inspected Topaz. Left head table, Mrs. Ernst; Dillon Myer, Mrs. Bell, Roscoe Bell. Right side of the table, Eleanor Gerard; Emil Sekerak; Walt Honderich
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- Topaz camp from the water tower
- Eastern border of the residential area of Topaz. The four-foot high barbed wire fence follows the road to the guard tower. Block 21 was a playground. To the south of that block are blocks 28, 35, and 42. On the back of the photo is printed...
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- Eleanor (Gerard Sekerak) on hike 2 m. out of camp
- Eleanor Gerard was a teacher at the high school, well-loved by her students.
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- Campfire
- Lorne Bell, Marian Bell and Emil Sekerak making a fire while camping outside Topaz city.
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- Water tower and barracks
- Winter Topaz scene looking toward the eastern boundary of the camp and the water towe (Duplicate image of 004) Japanese kanji n the lower lefthand corner of the print.
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- Dillon Myer dinner
- Dillon Myer came to Topaz on an inspection. This is a photo of the dinner held for him. Only a few people are identified: Rosco Bell, far left at the head table, (possibly Mrs. Bell), Dillon Myer, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Ernst. Eleanor Gerard, in profile...
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- Christmas party at Lafabreques
- Only a few people are identified. Emil Sekerak is the tall man wearing glasses. In front of him is Walt Honderich. Standing next to Emil is Gil Niesse and then George Lafabreque. Possible Chiura Obata watercolor on the wall.
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- Sunrise at Topaz
- Sunrise at Topaz with barracks and water tower. Japanese kanji reads: "Happy Birthday, April 2? 1945, Miss Gerard." with Japanese kanji. The water tower is in the background toward the eastern border.
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- Eleanor Gerard and Emil Sekerak
- Civilian workers standing in front of a building numbered 210-B. Note the construction of the building, with a screen door, awnings, and clap board siding.
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- Eleanor (Gerard) and snow
- Eleanor Gerard came from Oakland, California to teach high school students at Topaz. She later married Emil Sekerak.
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- Administrative Apartment
- Typical housing for administrators and civilian workers. Emil Sekerak worked with the coop. Eleanor Gerard was a school teacher.
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- Eleanor Gerard and Muriel (Matzkin) Shapp
- Eleanor Gerard was a school teacher at camp. They are standing in front of an adminstrative building with awnings.
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- First snowfall
- Winter scene at Topaz
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- Trucks unloading Japanese American belongings
- Photograph of trucks unloading internees' possessions at Topaz.
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- Main Street, Delta, Southern Hotel
- North side of the Delta, Utah Main Street. Workman's, Quality Market, Wright's 5-cent to $1.00 Store, Southern Hotel. Two Hoshiyama brothers worked at the Quality Market, bringing fresh fish on the train. They lived with the Orvil Jeffery family in...
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- Topaz hospital
- The large white building with the chimney was the hospital boiler. Various wings of the hospital extend to the right of the photo.
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- Office staff, Co-op
- The photograph is of the co-op staff before or after its banquet at the Bank Hotel in Delta, Utah. Emil Sekerak is in the middle, wearing dark glasses. Next to him with the bow tie is Dwight Uchida, author Yoshiko Uchida's father. Mr. Kanzaki from...
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- 1942 Honderich's Block 2 apt.
- Christmas party at the Honderich residence. Ella Honderich made sketches of typical barrack life.
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- Eleanor (Gerard Sekerak), Lorne (Bell) and Marian (Bell)
- Topaz administrators on an outing near Topaz Mt.
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- 1943 Staff housing
- Christmas at a civilian worker's apartment. Possible Chiura Obata watercolor in the frame.
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- Marian Bell, Lorne Bell, Eleanor (Gerard)
- Topaz administrators camping outside Topaz city.
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- Administrative apartments
- Typical administrative apartments. Emil Sekerak worked for the coop. Eleanor Gerard was a high school teacher. Possible Chiura Obata watercolor on the wall.
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- Building 210-B
- Apartment for civilians. Note the clap board siding, awnings and screen door.
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- Autumn scene of water tower
- Topaz Internment Camp (possibly block 7) looking east toward the water towers. Includes a woman, a man and a dog. "S. Mikami and Oct - 1944" in the lower righthand corner.
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- Christmas 1944 Staff housing
- Eleanor Gerard and Emil Sekerak, civilian workers. Note furnishings.
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- Emil (Sekerak) and abandoned mine
- Emil Sekerak, Caucasian administrator at Topaz, near Topaz Mt.
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- Mt. Swasey, barracks and dog
- Winter scene looking toward the west and Mt. Swasey. Image is the same size as the paper. "S. Mikami" is located on the lower rightthand corner of the print.
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- Children picking up waste paper
- All of the furniture for the schools was made at camp by internees who worked on the carpentry crew.
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- Buzz session
- Topaz High School was located on Block 32. Blocks 17, 18, 24, and 25 were used for a play ground and commons area. The gymnasium was on Block 18.
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- Project farm
- Topaz was comprised of about 19,000 acres of land. Northeast of the camp were the livestock areas, a cattle ranch, pig farm, turkeys and chickens.
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- Children playing between the blocks
- Each residential block had 12 barracks, one recreation hall, a latrine and a mess hall. The blocks typically housed 250 internees. Each barrack was divided into six apartments of different sizes. All the barracks had three doors leading to an...
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- First Christmas and a pageant
- Topaz and Delta had talent exchange programs throughout the time of internment.
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- Project farm
- Eleanor Gerard (Sekerak) far right.
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- Relocation from train in Delta
- Topaz closed October 31, 1945.
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- Relocation
- People could leave camp and relocate to other areas of the country provided they went through the necessary paper work. This is the main gate at Topaz with the heating plant for the hospital on the right.
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- Warming up before class
- The barracks were heated with coal burning stoves. The walls were made of sheetrock on the inside and pine boards covered with tar paper on the outside. Windows were drafty.
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- Bulletin Board Quiz!
- Eleanor Gerard (Sekerak's) classroom on Block 32
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- Students
- 1943 high school seniors at Topaz. Front row L to R: David Iino, Seiji (Hats) Aizawa, Ken Shimomura, Bill Oshima, Paul Tani. Back row L to R: Michi Hara, Machiko Nakamura, Mary Matsumoto, Rhoda Nishimura (Iyoya), Aayako Ota (Shimomura), and Kiyo...
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- Pig farm
- Near the pig farm was a canal which served as a swimming hole in the summer.
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- Oral recitation
- Eleanor Gerard Sekerak's classroom on Block 32
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- Former internee
- The photo says, "Hi, Emil (Sekerak). Sus Ota"
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- Pre-school painters at Topaz
- Barracks were made from pine boards and covered with tar paper. Children attended pre-school in recreation halls scattered thoughout Topaz.
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- The Co-op
- Every block (of the 34 residential areas) had a recreation hall used for different purposes. Rec. halls were 20" x 100" and were heated with three pot-bellied stoves that burned coal.
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- Trains leaving for California from the Delta depot
- Pictured are Virgil Williams, Emil Sekerak, Luther Hoffman, Eleanor Gerard (Sekerak), Helen and Leighton Dingley. Before the camps closed, the government allowed internees to return to California.
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- Buses arrive from Tanforan
- This is in front of the administration buildings.
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- Emil and Yas Furuya
- Internees could get passes to leave the camp for outings. Emil Sekerak has his hands on his hips.
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- Pre-school at Topaz
- Recreation halls served as kindergartens and pre-schools throughout the camp.
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- "Shaggy" the "Relocation Dog"
- Shaggy was taken back to the Hugh Turner house in Berkeley, CA.
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- Utliity trench
- Internees worked continuously on the sewer and water system. Emil Sekerak is standing with his hands on his hips.
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- Chieko Yamada marries Tomate Sakai
- This photo is taken in a recreation hall (note the knee braces from the wall to the ceiling). Topaz had several rec. halls used for religious ceremonies. The headquarter of the Buddhists of North America was in Topaz.
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- Buzz session
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- Recreation hall kindergarten
- Caucasian students could go to school at Topaz. Because of gas rationing, it was impractical to drive 16 miles to schools in Delta.
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- A classroom
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- Ditches and more ditches!
- Co-op staff working on the utility pipes in a residential area. Notice the leafy tree on the right. Over 300 trees were planted at Topaz.
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- Students at Topaz
- Tony Tokai, Kiyishi Kusunoki, Bubbles Keikoa, Michie Suzuki, Sakai Horita, Richard Yamashiro.
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- 1943 Students
- Michiko Hara, Chiyoko Matsuzaki, Machiko Nakamura, Mary Matsumoto, Rhoda Nishimura, Ayako Ota, Kiyo Ito. David Ino, Seichi Aizawa, Ken Shimomura, Paul Tani.
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- High school gymnasium at Topaz
- The gymnasium was located on Block 18. Foundations for the building remain at the site.
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- Back Row from left: Pearl Kawamoto, Fusa Sakai, Margaret Saito, Chiyo Suehiro. Front Row: Ruby Kawamoto, Joice Kawamoto, Amy Kajawara.
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- Jr. high graduation at Topaz
- Golden Wolff and LeGrand Noble, educators at Topaz
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- Relocation, Leave, Welfare Staffs
- The photo was taken on the road in front of an administration building. The decorative wall is still standing at Topaz. The names Leighton, Nellie and Leah identify some of the subjects, but it is unclear exactly who is who. Emil Sekerak is on the...
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- Eleanor Gerard Sekerak standing at Topaz
- The barracks and other buildings were removed from Topaz after it closed on October 31, 1945. Barracks were cut in half and sold for $250 or torn down for scrap lumber.
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- Emil Sekerak's Room
- Emil Sekerak's dorm room.
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- High school gymnasium at Topaz
- The gym was used as an auditorium and a basketball court during internment. High school teams traveled to Topaz to play high school season games.
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- Dave Tatsuno family
- On the back of the photo it says: "To Eleanor Gerard from the Tatsuno Family Topaz Jan 1945" Standing: Dave Tatsuno, who was the head of the co-op, his wife, Alice Okada Tatsuno; Dave's three children, Sheldon, Arlene and Rodney; and his father,...
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- Project Director's Home
- Roscoe and Gladys Bell, Oscar Hoffman, Eleanor Gerard, Leah Dickinson. Note the furnishing and construction of the apartment.
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- Dot Harada
- Dot Harada
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- Block 32
- School bell on Block 32
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- 1944 Topaz
- Alice Fukui and Harry Kitano, students at Topaz. Harry Kitano later became a professor at UCLA.
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- Topaz Museum
- Students visiting at Eleanor Gerard's apartment
- On the back of the photo: "Eleanor Gerard's Block 2 Apt May or June 1943. George Yamashiro, , , Joe Inatome, Jim Ida, Hank Fukui, Himeo Tsumori, York Sato, Mas Kawaguchi, Tomio Sakurai, Mary MacMillan."
- Central Utah Relocation Center; Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945; Japanese American Evacuation and Relocation, 1942-1945; Topaz (Utah);
- Topaz Museum
- Students at the high school
- Dot Harada, Ratcho (Richard) Yamashiro, Shiz Namba and Michie Suzuki.
- Central Utah Relocation Center; Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945; Japanese American Evacuation and Relocation, 1942-1945; Topaz (Utah);
- Topaz Museum
- Topaz, Utah
- Postcard of trees at Topaz. Over 300 trees were planted at Topaz during internment. In the bottom right hand corner of the photo is the initial "K."
- Central Utah Relocation Center; Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945; Japanese American Evacuation and Relocation, 1942-1945; Topaz (Utah);
- Topaz Museum