Doris & Carl Saito Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-339

DESCRIPTION

The Doris & Carl Saito Collection consists of photographs, documents, illustrations, and ephemera from the Saito Family's time at Heart Mountain concentration camp. There are photographs depicting life in the camps, needlework done by Asano Ota, fashion illustrations by Doris Saito, and photographs and documents regarding Carl Saito's time in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1942-1946

BULK UNIT DATE

1942-1946

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

8 documents, 1 book, 2 images of needlework, 7 illustrations, and 32 black and white photographs

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Doris & Carl Saito Collection

RIGHTS

33 Objects

Boarding a bus to leave camp (ddr-densho-339-1)
img Boarding a bus to leave camp (ddr-densho-339-1)
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View of the back of barracks (ddr-densho-339-2)
img View of the back of barracks (ddr-densho-339-2)
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Man and woman walking in camp (ddr-densho-339-3)
img Man and woman walking in camp (ddr-densho-339-3)
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Group in Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-4)
img Group in Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-4)
Front row, 2nd from right: Doris Kiyeko Ota (Saito).
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Funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-5)
img Funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-5)
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Funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-6)
img Funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-6)
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Group in Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-7)
img Group in Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-7)
Top row, far left: Asano Ota.
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Group in Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-8)
img Group in Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-8)
Back row, 3rd from right: Asano Ota. Back row, 2nd from right: Sadaichi Ota
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Sadaichi and Asano Ota at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-9)
img Sadaichi and Asano Ota at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-9)
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Sadaichi Ota with a child (ddr-densho-339-10)
img Sadaichi Ota with a child (ddr-densho-339-10)
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