Rohwer

Concentration Camp

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Woman in Coat (ddr-densho-556-16)
img Woman in Coat (ddr-densho-556-16)
Handwritten in green ink on front: "For [illegible] with love Mary" "12/16/44", Handwritten on back in pencil: "5 copies", Handwritten on back in blue ink: "Mary - surgery aide", Handwritten on back in green ink: "Taken on steps of capitol Little Rock, Arkansas"
Auditorium (ddr-densho-556-12)
img Auditorium (ddr-densho-556-12)
Handwritten on back: "[illegible] Auditorium for [illegible]"
Walter Muramoto (ddr-densho-556-18)
img Walter Muramoto (ddr-densho-556-18)
Handwritten on front in black ink: "My 'Wandering Photographer'", Handwritten on front in blue ink: "Sincerely, Walter Muramoto 1944"
Nursery (ddr-densho-556-21)
img Nursery (ddr-densho-556-21)
Eleanor (Spainer) Fitzgerald holding a baby at the Rohwar Nursery where she worked as an obstetrics nurse. Handwritten on front in green ink: "-Nursery- Relocation Hospital, McGee, Arkansas. Oct. 1944.", Handwritten on the front in blue ink: "Oct - 1945"
Center Aerial (ddr-densho-556-14)
img Center Aerial (ddr-densho-556-14)
front labeled in white ink, second row from right labeled "#6" and "#5", Handwritten on back: "Aerial / Birds-eye view of the center" "Hospital in foreground" "x=surgery [division sign] ambulances"
Christmas Tree (ddr-densho-556-15)
img Christmas Tree (ddr-densho-556-15)
Handwritten on front: "Christmas Tree" "O.B. '44"
Goro Sumida interviewed by Eric Saul, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1766)
av Goro Sumida interviewed by Eric Saul, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1766)
Sumida discusses his family, visiting his family at Rohwer, his impressions of camp, his time in basic training, war stories from Germany, the awards he received after the war, and whether he considers himself lucky. This interview was not conducted specifically for Loni Ding's work, rather for a book the Presidio was putting together. Partial transcript …
The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 49 (December 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-106)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 49 (December 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-106)
Selected article titles: "Holland: Urges Free People to Make Plans by Dec. 15" (p. 1), "Investigation of Death Case Is Continuing" (p. 1), "New Relocation Booklets Here" (pp. 2-3), and "Dillon Myer: Closing of Rohwer Camp Is Announced Officially" (p. 3).
Two children at Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-331-8)
img Two children at Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-331-8)
Caption on reverse: "Itoko, Lloyd 1944 / Rohwer, Ark. Front porch of / our barrack."
Two children at Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-331-6)
img Two children at Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-331-6)
Caption on reverse: "Itoko June Sano / Aunt 12 yrs. old / Lloyd (11 mo. old) / in Rohwer, Ark."
Wedding photograph (ddr-densho-331-2)
img Wedding photograph (ddr-densho-331-2)
A photograph of Minoru Takasugi's and Mitsuye Sano's wedding day.
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