Gila River

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Second Year at Gila (ddr-densho-469-9)
doc Second Year at Gila (ddr-densho-469-9)
A summary of the second year spent by camp inmates at the Gila River Relocation Center. Topics on the second year of the camp include the camp's administration, involvement in the war, predominant religions, schools, agriculture, recreation, and population, ending with a timeline of events.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-469-9/
Postcard from Sgt. Frank Honda to Iku Morita (ddr-densho-497-1)
doc Postcard from Sgt. Frank Honda to Iku Morita (ddr-densho-497-1)
Postcard of Roma, Ponte Vittoria.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-497-1/
Birth to Death Takiye Kondo Midwife (ddr-ajah-6-161)
doc Birth to Death Takiye Kondo Midwife (ddr-ajah-6-161)
Document including photos, transcription of articles and primary documents related to the life and work of Takiye Kondo
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-161/
Doug and Takiye Kondo standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-160)
img Doug and Takiye Kondo standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-160)
Inscription on front: Douglas and grandmother Gila Relocation Center Arizona, U.S.A. 1944. Caption above photo: Doug Kondo poses with his grandmother, Takiye Kondo in Gila River, AZ, 1944. This is the only photo that is known to exist of the Takiye, who was a well respected midwife in her hometown of Alameda, CA before World War …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-160/
Funeral photo outside Buddhist Church at Gila River Camp (ddr-ajah-6-163)
img Funeral photo outside Buddhist Church at Gila River Camp (ddr-ajah-6-163)
Caption below photo: Midwife Takiye Kondo's funeral service at Gila River incarceration camp 2, Arizona. Takiye suffered an aortic aneurism and died in Rivers Community Hospital on March 9, 1945. She lived just an hour and a half after being admitted. She was from Alameda, CA. This second photo taken by the photographer of the funeral …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-163/
Document with photo of baseball team titled Junior All-Star Team, Gila River, Arizona (ddr-ajah-5-49)
doc Document with photo of baseball team titled Junior All-Star Team, Gila River, Arizona (ddr-ajah-5-49)
Includes history of Gila River team and players identified
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-49/
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