Heart Mountain

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img Barracks with Heart Mountain in background (ddr-ajah-6-680)

Caption below photo: Barracks, snow and road, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Circa 1942-1945

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img Man behind wheel of bus (ddr-ajah-6-682)

Caption below photo: Bus, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945

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doc Document titled "Alamedans during World War II, Takeno Nakata;s incarceration camp artwork" (ddr-ajah-6-257)

Includes photos of Takeno Nakata's wood carvings and biographical information

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img Barracks with Heart Mountain in background (ddr-ajah-6-681)

Caption below photo: Barracks, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945

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img Group of children outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-688)

Caption below photo: Young Niseis in front of Block 23, where the Nakatas lived in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945. The Nakatas were from Alameda, CA. The Moritas were originally from Oakland, then Alameda, then moved to Mountain View, CA in 1933. The Nakatas didn't know the Marita's until they met in Heart Mountain.

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img Barracks at Heart Mountain in the snow (ddr-ajah-6-685)

Caption below photo: Heart Mountain, Wyoming in the snow, circa 1942-1945

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doc Album titled: Vol 26 Seattle Heart Mountain Reunion Sept 1992 Vancouver Victoria New Orleans 4/93 (ddr-densho-522-611)

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doc Allbum titled: Vol. 9 Yellowstone, Vegas, Denver, Painted Desert Sept 1969 (ddr-densho-522-598)

Photos from Shiomi family road trip in Southwest

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doc Application for travel (ddr-densho-501-196)

Shoji Takeda requests authority to travel From Utah to Heart Mountain to visit his mother-in-law who is ill.

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img Tomoshige Nakata family outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-692)

Caption below photo: Nakata family, originally of Alameda, CA at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. By WWII, the family was living in Palo Alto, CA. Block 2315 F circa 1942-1945

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img Two men relaxing by river (ddr-ajah-2-917)

Caption below photo: Kuni Shinta, at left, and Kazuki Hirose take a break, very likely at the Shoshone River, which was just outside the confines of the Heart Mountain camp. The terrain is typical for the area, which has been described as barren and treeless. circa 1943-1944.

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img Icicles on building at Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-2-903)

Caption below photo: Icicle Encrust the Heart Mountain, Wyoming Beauty Shop

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doc Letter from Ichiro Morita to Spanish consulate and text of story of Morita's wartime experiences (ddr-ajah-2-891)

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img Girl Scout Troop 15 Heart Mountain, Wyoming (ddr-ajah-2-928)

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img Four boys eating at campsite (ddr-ajah-2-897)

Caption below photo: Nisei boys eat a meal while hiking their way towards Heart Mountain, circa 1943-1944. The lean-to at left says "T. Morita" (Takuritsu Morita), as his sons were on this trip.

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img Group of girl scouts on camping trip (ddr-ajah-2-888)

Caption below photo: Girl Scout Troop 15, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Looks like a weenie roast and pots of food, possibly just outside the confines of the camp, possibly near the Shoshone River. 1943

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