Poston (Colorado River)

Concentration Camp

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Crowds under covered area (ddr-densho-475-385)
img Crowds under covered area (ddr-densho-475-385)
Black and white photograph of crowds gathered under makeshift canopies with barracks and a water fountain visible in the background.
Iron working (ddr-densho-475-305)
img Iron working (ddr-densho-475-305)
Black and white photograph of an unidentified man working at a forge.
Young girl with rabbit toy (ddr-densho-475-353)
img Young girl with rabbit toy (ddr-densho-475-353)
Black and white photograph of a toddler holding a stuffed rabbit toy in front of a barrack.
Outdoor stage (ddr-densho-475-377)
img Outdoor stage (ddr-densho-475-377)
Black and white photograph of outdoor stage with handmade wooden railing in the audience area.
Stage (ddr-densho-475-12)
img Stage (ddr-densho-475-12)
Black and white photograph of an outdoor stage with a painted backdrop that includes kanji and katakana. Crude wooden railings in the dirt line the front of the stage. A man stands under a large tree.
White man in uniform giving speech (ddr-densho-475-344)
img White man in uniform giving speech (ddr-densho-475-344)
Black and white photograph of a man in uniform giving a speech with a group of young Nisei men seated on stage behind him. An American flag on the wall in the background.
Man and four women (ddr-densho-475-164)
img Man and four women (ddr-densho-475-164)
Black and white photograph of four unidentified young women with an unidentified man in a military uniform in a garden.
Poston (ddr-densho-475-5)
img Poston (ddr-densho-475-5)
Black and white overhead photo of Poston concentration camp buildings and garden.
Man with General Motors pickup truck (ddr-densho-475-312)
img Man with General Motors pickup truck (ddr-densho-475-312)
Black and white photograph of an unidentified man in t-shirt and jeans standing with a General Motors pickup truck with "A 18 W" painted on driver's side door.
Garden gazebo (ddr-densho-475-280)
img Garden gazebo (ddr-densho-475-280)
Black and white photograph of the gazebo in the small Japanese garden at Poston concentration camp.
Man crouching outside Poston General Hospital (ddr-densho-475-444)
img Man crouching outside Poston General Hospital (ddr-densho-475-444)
Black and white photograph of an unidentified man kneeling in front of Poston General Hospital entrance.
Two boys playing with toy trucks (ddr-densho-475-376)
img Two boys playing with toy trucks (ddr-densho-475-376)
Black and white photograph of two boys playing with a toy truck and toy construction crane outside of a barrack.
Six men diving into the water (ddr-densho-475-405)
img Six men diving into the water (ddr-densho-475-405)
Black and white photograph of a group of men in numbered lanes diving into the water.
Men making concrete (ddr-densho-475-21)
img Men making concrete (ddr-densho-475-21)
Black and white photograph of two men operating a Koehring Dandie cement mixer in a field.
Stage construction (ddr-densho-475-379)
img Stage construction (ddr-densho-475-379)
Black and white photograph of construction of outdoor Japanese style stage.
Cadet Nurses (ddr-densho-475-373)
img Cadet Nurses (ddr-densho-475-373)
Black and white photograph of two Nisei women in cadet nurse uniforms with an older woman in a white nurse's uniform.
Kneeling man (ddr-densho-475-193)
img Kneeling man (ddr-densho-475-193)
Black and white photograph of an unidentified young man in a white shirt and slacks crouching in front of a tree.
Man, woman, and young girl (ddr-densho-475-360)
img Man, woman, and young girl (ddr-densho-475-360)
Black and white photograph of an unidentified family of three in front of a barrack. The man is crouching next to the child holding a stuffed dog toy, and the woman is standing behind them.
Barracks and American Red Cross Poston Chapter (ddr-densho-475-370)
img Barracks and American Red Cross Poston Chapter (ddr-densho-475-370)
Black and white photograph of the American Red Cross Poston Chapter building and garages.
Exterior of barracks buildings (ddr-densho-475-362)
img Exterior of barracks buildings (ddr-densho-475-362)
Black and white photograph of the American Red Cross Poston Chapter building and garages.
Carved sparrow bird pin (ddr-densho-475-153)
img Carved sparrow bird pin (ddr-densho-475-153)
Wood carving of a sparrow with a blue chest with a safety pin inserted in the back. Presumably made by Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki in Poston.
Clouds above Poston (ddr-densho-475-340)
img Clouds above Poston (ddr-densho-475-340)
Black and white photograph of sun breaking through clouds at Poston concentration camp.
Group camp photo (ddr-densho-475-765)
img Group camp photo (ddr-densho-475-765)
Black and white photograph of a large group at Poston.
Two women styling another's hair (ddr-densho-475-429)
img Two women styling another's hair (ddr-densho-475-429)
Black and white photograph of two unidentified woman in aprons styling another unidentified woman's hair.
Poston buildings (ddr-densho-475-367)
img Poston buildings (ddr-densho-475-367)
Black and white photograph of tar paper barracks.
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