Minidoka

Concentration Camp

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img Family outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-2)

Original WRA caption: Sakamoto family picture on golden wedding anniversary of Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, both 80, at the Minidoka Relocation Center on December 11, 1943. Married in Japan, they came to the United States in 1894. Mr. Sakamoto was an early Seattle hotel proprietor. His son, James Y. Sakamoto, 40, …

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img Japanese Americans preparing a garden (ddr-densho-37-723)

Original WRA caption: Hunt High School students clean and rake areas between classroom barrack buildings preparatory for planting rye.

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img Cross country run winners (ddr-densho-37-692)

Original WRA caption: Pictured are the nine winners and officials of the Cross Country Run sponsored by the "olverine Club" last Friday afternoon, March 24. Pictured left to right are: First row--midget division winners-- Teddy Yamada, 3rd place; Goro Todo, 1st place; Jack Hirai, 2nd place. Second row--junior division winners-- Harry Nagaoka, 2nd place; Ray Mitsudo, …

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img Brush fire (ddr-densho-37-697)

Original WRA caption: Brush fire midsection of camp.

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img Christmas decorations (ddr-densho-37-11)

Original WRA caption: Christmas decorations in Block 1 dining hall.

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img View between barracks (ddr-densho-37-715)

Original WRA caption: Looking down the barracks from 34 to 44.

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img Japanese Americans relocating to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-54)

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img Clearing land (ddr-densho-37-36)

Clearing land (?) Many camps raised livestock such as chickens and pigs, as well as vegetables, for camp consumption. This land is presumably being cleared for farm use.

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img Japanese American soldiers (ddr-densho-37-660)

Original WRA caption: Ready to report to Ft. Douglas for their first step toward a "fighting life", nine men are shown in their civilian clothes for the last time for the duration. They are, standing, left to right, Yoshio Terada, Frank Yaguchi, John Sadanaga, Ken Namba; seated, Hit Kanzaki, Mitsuru Takahashi, Roy Akabe, Johnny Uno, and …

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doc Blank form: Family reunification and memo on release (ddr-densho-356-977)

Blank form to petition for family reunification attached to a memo regarding sponsors for paroled Issei from Department of Justice camps.

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doc Drawing by a Nisei man (ddr-densho-166-15)

This drawing was done by Nisei Art Mayeno in Minidoka. He later submitted it to Burnley School of Art in Seattle as an admissions requirement.

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doc Painting by a Nisei man (ddr-densho-166-16)

This painting, titled "Playing Go in the furnace room in Minidoka," was done by Nisei Art Mayeno in camp. He later submitted it to Burnley School of Art in Seattle as an admissions requirement.

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img Children in front of barrack (ddr-densho-166-3)

Left to right: Naomi Yabusaki, Masashi Warren Sakai, two unidentified girls, and Ayako Nancy.

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doc Letter from an Issei man to his wife (ddr-densho-166-12)

This letter was sent from Kunizo Mayeno in the Lordsburg internment camp, New Mexico, to his wife Masaye at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter to an Issei from U.S. Attorney J. Charles Dennis (ddr-densho-166-14)

This is a response to a letter from Masaye Mayeno, requesting a rehearing for her husband Kunizo who was being held in a Department of Justice internment camp.

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img Japanese Americans sorting Christmas presents (ddr-densho-37-678)

Original WRA caption: Santa's Helpers - Through kind donations from thoughtful friends all over the United States, a happy and merry Christmas will be possible for the children of Hunt. Thousands of presents have been sent in day after day, swamping Rec. 21 and overflowing the Federated Christian church office.

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img Japanese Americans harvesting corn (ddr-densho-37-708)

Original WRA caption: Harvesting the first corn crop at the Minidoka Relocation Center from fields which were covered with sagebrush last spring.

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img Camp entrance (ddr-densho-37-726)

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img Group in camp director's office (ddr-densho-37-735)

The Minidoka concentration camp director, Harry Stafford, is seated at his desk.

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img Christmas decorations (ddr-densho-37-12)

Original WRA caption: "Block 1 dining hall." Block residents cleverly decorated their dining halls with waste material for Christmas. The blocks were judged for their decorations and ingenuity.

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