B. Shibayama Collection

PARTNER

Densho
Visit partner

COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-106

DESCRIPTION

The B. Shibayama collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Betty Morita Shibayama, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. The photographs document Betty's life in prewar Hood River, Oregon, her experiences in Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and her involvement in the fight for redress for Japanese Latin Americans.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

c.1900-2000

BULK UNIT DATE

c.1940s

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

12 photographic prints, color and black and white

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the B. Shibayama Family Collection

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

12 Objects

Family portrait (ddr-densho-106-1)
img Family portrait (ddr-densho-106-1)
(L to R): Betty Morita Shibayama's father's grandmother, Betty's grandmother (daughter), Seki, Betty's father's sister.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-1/
Two women wearing kimono (ddr-densho-106-2)
img Two women wearing kimono (ddr-densho-106-2)
Masano Sakakiyama.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-2/
Family photograph (ddr-densho-106-3)
img Family photograph (ddr-densho-106-3)
Betty Morita Shibayama's family: front row (L to R): Masano, Father's sister Mrs. Idani, Father's grandmother, Mrs. Idani's son (?), Father's grandfather. Back row (L to R): Mother's aunt, Grandfather, Mr. Idani, Grandmother, Mrs. Idani's son (?).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-3/
Two Japanese American couples (ddr-densho-106-4)
img Two Japanese American couples (ddr-densho-106-4)
Back (L to R): Betty Morita Shibayama's grandfather, father. Front (L to R): grandmother, mother.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-4/
Japanese Americans in front of a house (ddr-densho-106-5)
img Japanese Americans in front of a house (ddr-densho-106-5)
Back (L to R): Mr. Junkichi Hachiya, Grandfather Kashichi, Paul, Father, Claude. Front (L to R): Junior, Betty Morita Shibayama, Mother, Ruth, Flora.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-5/
Family outside their home (ddr-densho-106-6)
img Family outside their home (ddr-densho-106-6)
At Morita house in Odell. Grandfather, Flora, Betty, Claude, Tim Nishimoto (neighbor), Junior.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-6/
Family friend (ddr-densho-106-7)
img Family friend (ddr-densho-106-7)
Betty Morita Shibayama's friend Nancy O'Dell from Hood River, Oregon. Photo sent to Betty in Tule Lake concentration camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-7/
Japanese Americans in front of barrack (ddr-densho-106-8)
img Japanese Americans in front of barrack (ddr-densho-106-8)
Near family barracks. (L to R): Father Mototsugu, Paul, Grandfather, Claude, Mr. Hachiya, Junior.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-8/
Sunday School class (ddr-densho-106-9)
img Sunday School class (ddr-densho-106-9)
Betty Morita Shibayama is in the back row, sixth from the right.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-9/
Japanese American couple (ddr-densho-106-10)
img Japanese American couple (ddr-densho-106-10)
Betty and Art Shibayama.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-10/

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