Jerome

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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Group of men and women (ddr-densho-545-2)
img Group of men and women (ddr-densho-545-2)
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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.
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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.
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Yukiye Mori and woman (ddr-densho-545-13)
img Yukiye Mori and woman (ddr-densho-545-13)
Caption: "Jerome / ? Yukiye Mori" in black ink.
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Group of women (ddr-densho-545-1)
img Group of women (ddr-densho-545-1)
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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.
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Man in front of barracks (ddr-densho-545-4)
img Man in front of barracks (ddr-densho-545-4)
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Group photo (ddr-densho-545-8)
img Group photo (ddr-densho-545-8)
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Closing of Jerome concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-621)
img Closing of Jerome concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-621)
Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. An evacuated block in a far corner of the Jerome Center as it looked a short time after the residents had been moved to other centers. Residents did not leave their homes in an untidy condition, however, there was necessarily a great quantity of scrap …
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Children outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-612)
img Children outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-612)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Dermott, Arkansas. Young children at Jerome Relocation Center.
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Military Police barracks (ddr-densho-37-801)
img Military Police barracks (ddr-densho-37-801)
Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. The quarters of the Military Police at the entrance to the Jerome Center are practically deserted as most of the gurards have been returned to their home base at Monticello, Arkansas, and only a few remainded for the final closing operations.
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Japanese Americans transferring to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-792)
img Japanese Americans transferring to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-792)
Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Fairwell hand clasps as the train bearing 500 Jerome residents leaves for the Gila River Center.
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Japanese American children (ddr-densho-37-613)
img Japanese American children (ddr-densho-37-613)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Dermott, Arkansas. Young children at Jerome Relocation Center.
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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 …
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Packing mess hall dishes (ddr-densho-37-620)
img Packing mess hall dishes (ddr-densho-37-620)
Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Dishes from the center's thirty-three mess halls were carefully packed in straw and put in G.I. cans ready for shipment. Angelo Girardo of the Denver Office is shown supervising the work.
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Military Police barracks (ddr-densho-37-800)
img Military Police barracks (ddr-densho-37-800)
Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. "Old Glory" is lowered for the last time over the Military Police barracks at the Jerome Center. Corporal Thomas Savage stands at attention as the emblem begins its descent. As most of the Military Guards had returned to their base at Monticello, Arkansas, formal retreat …
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