Jerome

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Two men chopping down a tree (ddr-ajah-6-221)
img Two men chopping down a tree (ddr-ajah-6-221)
Caption below photo: Clearing land outside of the camp confines. They probably used the wood to heat their barracks. At right is Goro Sato of Alameda, CA., who hurt his back working this job. Jerome, Arkansas, November 1943
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-221/
Group of children outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-224)
img Group of children outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-224)
Caption below photo: Nisei children in Jerome, Arkansas, Spring 1943. Written on front: Spring 1943
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-224/
Goro Sato family at Jerome Camp (ddr-ajah-6-216)
img Goro Sato family at Jerome Camp (ddr-ajah-6-216)
Caption below photo: Sato family of Alameda, CA., in Jerome, Arkansas. When Jerome closed in June 1944, they moved tot the incarceration camp at Gila, Arizona. Photo January 1943
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-216/
School class at Jerome Camp (ddr-ajah-6-212)
img School class at Jerome Camp (ddr-ajah-6-212)
Caption below photo: Youth class, Jerome Incarceration camp, Arkansas, circa 1942-1944
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Group of men posing for photo (ddr-ajah-6-223)
img Group of men posing for photo (ddr-ajah-6-223)
Caption below photo: Directors and Block Leaders, Jerome, Arkansas, circa 1943-1944. Top row, far left is Goro Sato of Alameda, CA.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-223/
Group at picnic with barracks in background (ddr-ajah-6-217)
img Group at picnic with barracks in background (ddr-ajah-6-217)
Caption below photo: Block 11 picnic, Jerome, Arkansas, Easter Sunday, 1943. Seated in the middle row is Toshio Sato, his arm around his niece Kiyo Sato, with nephew Kazuyoshi Sato front row left (no shirt) Written on photo front: Block 11 picnic Easter Sunday 1943
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Men loading logs onto to truck (ddr-ajah-6-220)
img Men loading logs onto to truck (ddr-ajah-6-220)
Caption below photo: Clearing land somewhere near the camp confines. They probably used the wood to heat their barracks. In the left foreground in Goro Sato of Alameda, CA. Jerome, November 1943. Written on front: Nov. 1943
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Four people outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-222)
img Four people outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-222)
Caption below photo: Jerome, Arkansas, circa 1943-1944
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-222/
Harsh Canvas: Henry Sugimoto (ddr-densho-1024-89)
av Harsh Canvas: Henry Sugimoto (ddr-densho-1024-89)
A 2001 biographical documentary film on the life and work of Issei artist Henry Sugimoto, based on the artist's memoirs and testimony before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. The film highlights Sugimoto's art through archival and contemporary footage and follows his life's journey from immigration to his incarceration with his family during …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-89/
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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-23/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-55/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-19-1/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-194/
Group of men and women (ddr-densho-545-2)
img Group of men and women (ddr-densho-545-2)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-2/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-9/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-11/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-10/
Man in front of barracks (ddr-densho-545-4)
img Man in front of barracks (ddr-densho-545-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-4/
Group photo (ddr-densho-545-8)
img Group photo (ddr-densho-545-8)
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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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-13/
Group of women (ddr-densho-545-1)
img Group of women (ddr-densho-545-1)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-1/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-300/
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).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-17/
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).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-18/
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