Poston camp 2

School buildings

SE corner of Poston camp 2

Shade for the "bus station"

A park near the bus station

Cottonwood Bowl

Photo credit: David Conlin

Adult Education Poston Camp 2

Photo credit: David Conlin Collection

Adult Education Poston Camp 2

Photo credit: David Conlin Collection

Adult Education Poston Camp 2

Photo credit: David Conlin Collection

Medical Clinic Camp 2

Seated (L-R):  1.  ___  , Dr. Henry Kazato, MD, Dr. Okanogi, MD, and Dr. Mits Miura, DDS.
LADIES  (L-R): 1.____   2. ____   3. ____, Mitsu Shimotsuka, Joan Fujihara, Mrs Mizuno, 7. ___ , and Ruby Miura.
Back row MEN (L-R): 1.  _____  2.  ____  3.____    4.  ___  5. Mr. Jisaku Kazato (Henry's father)  6.  ____ 7. ____ and 8.   _____

Photo courtesy of Mrs. F. Kazato

Before Executive Order 9066

These are all the Japanese American children attending Alisal Grammar School just before the evacuation. Alisal is a school district just east of center city Salinas. The school was located at Del Monte Ave & Williams Road.  This photo was especially requested by E. L. Low, school principal.

Japanese Americans children were sent to Salinas Assembly Center, then to Poston, Arizona. This photo taken just before entering the Salinas Assembly Center in April 1942 and shipped to Poston, Arizona via train on July 4, 1942. This photo (56 JAs) appeared in the 1942 Alisal Union School Yearbook.

1st graders
Hada, Eiko [1st row, 4th in from L]
Ikeda, Laye [1st row, 6th in from L]
Kondo, Isao
Mayeda, Akiko
Mukai, Toichi
Yonahira, Satako

2nd Graders
Ikeda, A. Bunji [1st row, 6th in from R]
Oshita, Mutsuo [1st row, 4th in from R]
Ikeda, Simona Yuriko [2nd row, 6th in from L]
Takemoto, Sadeo

3rd Graders
Kamatani, Joshio
Kido, Sukaye
Kondo, Sally
Mayeda, Kiku
Tabuchi, Shinobu
Taniguchi, Yasuye [2nd row, 9th in from L]
Taramura, Emiko
Yonemoto, Lucille

4th Graders
Hada, Miyoko [2nd row, 2nd in from L]
Ikeda, Faye [2nd row, 7th in from L]
Yonemoto, Hirato

5th Grade 

(names are needed)

6th Graders

Taniguchi, Natsuko [2rd row, 10th in from L]
(some names are missing)

7th Graders
Gyotoku, Akimi
Gyotoku, Tamatsu
Hikida, Yoneko
Kondo, Joe
Mukai, George
Nishimura, Herbert
Yonehira, Ryie
Yonemoto, Lily
Yonemoto, Take

8th Graders
Taniguchi, Itsuko Eddy [3rd row, 5th in from L], Poston Block  220

(some names are missing)

Information and photo submitted by Albert Ikeda.
       

Golfing

 Roy Ishikawa (211-13-G)

 Poston Camp II 9-hole Sand Golf Course  July 1945

Photo courtesy of Roy Ishikawa family

 Edna Ishikawa (211-13-G) 

Poston Camp II Fairway July 1945

Photo courtesy of Roy Ishikawa family

Roy Ishikawa (211-13-G) with “Sherry” surveying the ball line to hole.

 Poston Camp II July 1945.

Photo courtesy of Roy Ishikawa family

Block 213

Barbara Tomihiro 213-6-B, 
 formerly of Campbell

Photo courtesy of Charles M Sawabe family

Camp II

New Years Day Fair Committee Camp II

Nami Nadaoka, personnel mess hall waitress

Agricultural Exhibit. New Year's Fair. 

Photographer: Stewart, Francis. Poston, Ariz. 1/3/1943

Agricultural Exhibit. New Year's Fair. 

Photographer: Stewart, Francis. Poston, Ariz. 1/3/1943

                                                             Clinic Staff

Community Activity Department Camp II.

Utility Maintenance Staff Camp II

Steward Department Camp II

                                             Sewing School instructors. Camp II

Motor Pool. Camp II

                                                 The Novel Hut staff  (Library)

Employment Office  Camp II

                  Childcare at Camp II.

(L-R): ____, Kiyoko Imoto, _____, Jane Hayashi,

______, Jean Hamada,  and George Aihara.  Poston II

Rattlesnake Drying

Shibai at the Cottonwood Bowl