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Home Movie: 010114: Jerome, Arkansas Relocation Center (ddr-densho-1024-23)
av Home Movie: 010114: Jerome, Arkansas Relocation Center (ddr-densho-1024-23)
Home movie shot at the Jerome (Arkansas) Relocation Center, ca. June 1944. Jerome was the last concentration camp for Japanese Americans to open and the first to close; upon its closing, detainees were transported to nearby Rohwer and camps in other states. This Kodachrome film was shot by an unknown cameraperson and found on eBay. Includes …
Letter from Kiku Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-55)
doc Letter from Kiku Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-55)
A 4 page letter from Kiku Masuoka dated 2/2/43, Jerome Relocation Center, Arkansas to Mr. & Mrs. John Bonomi, Long Beach, CA.
Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-56)
doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-56)
1 envelope to mail letter ID#2006.22.34a, from Kiku Masuoka, Jerome Relocation Center, Arkansas, dated 2/2/43, to Mr. & Mrs. John Bonomi, Long Beach, CA.
Santa Anita Crusaders (ddr-janm-19-1)
doc Santa Anita Crusaders (ddr-janm-19-1)
1 brown hardcover scrapbook, bound on left with brown cord and embossed design in gold in middle of cover. , 94 p. , Compiled by Rinko Shimasaki, one of many high school girls in camp who corresponded with soldiers. Started at Santa Anita Assembly Center.
Letter to group, in care of David Ishii, from Frank Chin (ddr-densho-122-194)
doc Letter to group, in care of David Ishii, from Frank Chin (ddr-densho-122-194)
Notes on speakers and reactions to speakers on resisters in Wyoming, potential production projects related to resistance. Personal information redacted.
Jerome Mess Management Award staff group photo (ddr-densho-545-9)
img Jerome Mess Management Award staff group photo (ddr-densho-545-9)
Image displaying staff members with the Jerome Mess Management award.
Yukiye and Hideo Shimose (ddr-densho-545-11)
img Yukiye and Hideo Shimose (ddr-densho-545-11)
Caption: "Camp Jerome / Yukiye and Hideo Shimose" in black ink.
Yas and Hannah Mori (ddr-densho-545-10)
img Yas and Hannah Mori (ddr-densho-545-10)
Caption: "Yas and Hannah Mori - Camp Jerome" in black ink.
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 11 (May 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-17)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 11 (May 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-17)
Selected article titles: "Segregation: 1000 from Jerome, Rohwer Expected Over Weekend" (pp. 1-2), "Spanish Delegate to Visit Japanese Nationals Here" (p. 1), and "CA Contacting Other Centers to Obtain Japanese Movies" (p. 4).
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 12 (March 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-18)
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).
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 15 (June 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-22)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 15 (June 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-22)
Selected article titles: "Voluntary Terminations Asked in Families of Two" (p. 2) and "Hayward Assures Ample Supply of Vegetables" (p. 2).
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 7 (April 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-12)
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).
Camp lumber yard (ddr-densho-37-615)
img Camp lumber yard (ddr-densho-37-615)
Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. The Jerome Center lumber yard. Much of this lumber was cut at the center's sawmill which the evacuees operated. The remaining piles are being moved to other centers where needed. In the foreground is the scrap pile from which the residents fashioned most of their …
Mess hall interior (ddr-densho-37-804)
img Mess hall interior (ddr-densho-37-804)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. The interior of the mess hall in Block 7 in the early afternoon.
Children walking in an concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-802)
img Children walking in an concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-802)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Dermott, Arkansas. Young children at Jerome Relocation Center.
Japanese American chopping wood (ddr-densho-37-611)
img Japanese American chopping wood (ddr-densho-37-611)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Dermott, Arkansas. Evacuees at the Jerome Relocation Center chop their own wood in nearby wooded areas. After it is sawed and split to convenient size for burning stoves it is piled alongside each barrack.
Medical examination (ddr-densho-37-627)
img Medical examination (ddr-densho-37-627)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. A former Californian, Doctor Fugikawa, examining a patient, S. Ego, in the center hospital fluroscope.
Japanese Americans moving to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-803)
img Japanese Americans moving to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-803)
Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Military Police assist evacuees entering the chair cars for the June 13th trip to the Gila River Center.
Japanese Americans making furniture (ddr-densho-37-622)
img Japanese Americans making furniture (ddr-densho-37-622)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Two workmen, in the cabinet shop, constructing furnitrure for school and center office use, operating a planer.
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Tomi Domoto (ddr-densho-356-300)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Tomi Domoto (ddr-densho-356-300)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her cousin Tomi Domoto in which discusses the first month at Jerome and general news about mutual friends. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.
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