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Bigelow Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-156

DESCRIPTION

This collection consists of photographs and documents from the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Documents include student essays as well as numerous reports and publications from the War Relocation Authority sent to all of the camps including Minidoka.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

c.1930s-1940s

BULK UNIT DATE

1940s

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

42 photographic prints, black and white; 382 documents

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Bigelow Family Collection

RIGHTS

424 Objects

Camp road (ddr-densho-156-1)
img Camp road (ddr-densho-156-1)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-1/
Icicles on camp water tower (ddr-densho-156-2)
img Icicles on camp water tower (ddr-densho-156-2)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-2/
Winter in camp (ddr-densho-156-3)
img Winter in camp (ddr-densho-156-3)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-3/
Street scene in camp (ddr-densho-156-4)
img Street scene in camp (ddr-densho-156-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-4/
Frozen conditions in camp (ddr-densho-156-5)
img Frozen conditions in camp (ddr-densho-156-5)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-5/
Frozen conditions in camp (ddr-densho-156-6)
img Frozen conditions in camp (ddr-densho-156-6)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-6/
Frozen conditions in camp (ddr-densho-156-7)
img Frozen conditions in camp (ddr-densho-156-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-7/
Street scene in camp (ddr-densho-156-8)
img Street scene in camp (ddr-densho-156-8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-8/
Garden next to barracks (ddr-densho-156-9)
img Garden next to barracks (ddr-densho-156-9)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-9/
Camp barracks and street (ddr-densho-156-10)
img Camp barracks and street (ddr-densho-156-10)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-10/

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