Heart Mountain

img Woman sitting on rock (ddr-densho-363-15)

Tsuyako Sugimoto from El Monte California at Heart Mountain.

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img Mess Hall picnic (ddr-densho-363-44)

Mess hall workers pose next to the Shoshone River during workers' picnic. Front row: Joanne Kuwahara, Mr. Nakamura, Asano Maruyama, Kimi Kuwahara, Tomic Ichida; Back row: Unidentified, Nancy Oyama

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img Mess Hall picnic (ddr-densho-363-42)

Nancy Oyama and Kimi Kuwahara at a mess hall workers' picnic along the Shoshone River. The caption on the bottom of the photograph reads "Mess picnic" and the caption on the back of the photograph reads "May 13, 1944 Shoshone River".

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doc Heart Mountain 1989 Reunion photo directory (ddr-densho-363-332)

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img Farewell party (ddr-densho-363-51)

The caption on the bottom of the photograph reads "Asano Maruyama's Farewell Party [standing] Chiyo Sakane, Kimi Uchida, Tomi Ichida, H. Shimizu, Ruth Murakami [sitting] me [Kimi Kuwahara], Asano, Toshiko Tsuyuki 1944".

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 46 (November 16, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-98)

Selected article titles: "1 Month Left for Planning: More Than 3000 Leave Since First of the Year" (p. 1), "Minors Born in U.S. May Return as U.S. Citizens" (pp. 1-2), and "400 Islanders Slated to Return Home Soon" (p. 2), and "Tuleans Receive Surprise on Way to Seabrook Farms" (p. 3).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 7 (April 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-12)

Selected article titles: "82 in Center Receive Notices to Report for Physical Exams: Base Hospital to Be Utilized" (p. 1), "More Arrivals Expected as Segregation Plan Resumed" (p. 1), and "Red Cross Gifts Distributed to CA and Japanese Library" (p. 2).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 41 (October 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-89)

Selected article titles: "'Justice Dept. Officials Here Not in Position to Give Advice'--Williams" (pp. 1-2), "Closing of WRA Centers Running Ahead of Time" (p. 1), "Att. at Granada Gives Advice to Property Owner" (p. 5), and "Relocators May Now File Death Pension Claims" (p. 5).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 12 (March 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-18)

Selected article titles: "Administration Releases Latest Stockade Figures" (p. 1), "Population Increased to 18,027" (p. 2), and "Gunnison Compares Tule Lake Center with Manila, Shanghai Internment Camps" (p. 2).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 21 (May 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-70)

Selected article titles: "May 12 Figures: 661 Casualties among Nisei from Centers" (p. 1), "Third Anniversary of Tule Lake This Sunday" (p. 2), "Closing Dates for Center Schools Set Says Myer" (p. 3), and "Former Tulean Commits Suicide" (p. 3).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 29 (July 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-77)

Selected article titles: "Myer Sets Dates for Closing of 8 Centers" (pp. 1-2), "Discrimination Hit in Seattle Boycott Case" (p. 2), "2 Army Officers to Fight Racial Discrimination" (p. 2), and "5422 Evacuees on WRA Payroll on June 30" (p. 4).

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doc 1945 Tempo Yearbook (ddr-densho-492-3)

High school yearbook from Heart Mountain High School in the Heart Mountain concentration camp.

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doc Book of 70th Anniversary of Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-446-455)

The Japanese Congregational Church's 70th Anniversary coincided with the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Christian Mission in North America. This book traces the history of JCC within the larger setting of national and local events, and some of the photos and narratives may be of interest. Ai Chih Tsai was pastor at JCC from 1948 to …

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doc Manzanar Bussei Guide 1943 (ddr-manz-4-259)

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img Aerial view of Heart Mountain (ddr-manz-4-71)

Caption: "Heart Mountain / To Rev. & Mrs. S. Nagatomi, / from [?] & T. Tanaba / 10/6/43."

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img A man at Heart Mountain (ddr-manz-4-187)

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img Children working (ddr-hmwf-1-279)

"2 children working on cleaning shoes on front steps" Identified as Yasuko Ideishi (left) and Mitsuru Ideishi (right)

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img Children working (ddr-hmwf-1-281)

"2 children working on cleaning shoes on front steps" Identified as Yasuko Ideishi (left) and Mitsuru Ideishi (right).

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doc Western Union Telegram to Domoto Family from Kunimatsu and Jack Tanimoto (ddr-densho-329-663)

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img Snowy field with Heart Mountain in background (ddr-ajah-6-686)

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

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img Couple standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-53)

Caption below photo: Hyakutaro Towata and his wife, Yoshi, visit the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in 1945. In December of 1941, the FBI removed Hyakutaro from his home in Alameda. For months his family had no idea that he had been taken to a special prison camp in Bismarck, North Dakota. After eight months, Hyakutaro was …

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img Takata family members at Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-6-693)

Caption below photo: Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945. Roy is the son of Takeno and Tomoshige Nakata (Tomoshige is not pictured). Hisao is Tomoshige's brother. Sei is Hisao's second wife. Sueno is Tomoshige and Hisao's mother and Roy's grandmother. The Takata's originally settled in Alameda, CA. By the 1930s, Takeno and husband Tomoshige had moved to …

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img Area around Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-6-689)

Caption below photo: Unknown hill scene, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945

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doc Document with photo, reprint of article and biographical information about Haruo Imura (ddr-ajah-6-274)

Man in tuxedo standing in garden. Mudhens Football team photo circa early to mid 1930s. Caption below photo: Decked out in a tuxedo is Haruo Imura of alameda, CA. He served as the manager for the Alameda Mudhens Football team photo circa early to mid 1930s. Inscription on photo front: To Masa Sincerely Haruo

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img Mary Nakata (ddr-ajah-6-690)

Caption below photo: Mary Nakata in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1943-1944. Written on photo front: Mary Nakata

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