PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-159
DESCRIPTION
This collection is comprised of photographs taken by George Ochikubo, a native of Portland, Oregon. During World War II, he and his family were removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, where he took numerous striking and dramatic photographs using a 4x5 speed graphic camera. In memory of George Ochikubo.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
c.1940s
BULK UNIT DATE
c.1940s
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
304 photographic prints, black and white
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the George Ochikubo Collection
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
303 Objects

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Barracks and street (ddr-densho-159-7)
Group in front of Block 7-F, the camp's Block Information Office. Japan's Red Cross sent barrels of soy sauce, packages of miso and tea to Amache via the exchange ship USS Gripsholm. Each block received a portion of the shipment.

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Newman's Drug Store (ddr-densho-159-9)
George Ochikubo, a native of Portland, Oregon, was a talented photographer who took numerous photographs of the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. He used a 4x5 speed graphic camera.