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Hirota Family Collection

PARTNER

Densho
Visit partner

COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-543

DESCRIPTION

Nine photos of children and class photos taken at Minidoka Camp

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1943-1945

BULK UNIT DATE

1944

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Nine photos

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Hirota Family Collection, Densho

RIGHTS

9 Objects

Five children outside barracks at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-1)
img Five children outside barracks at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-1)
Written on back: Sept 1944 in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-1/
Woman with baby and boy on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-2)
img Woman with baby and boy on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-2)
Inscription on front: Sept 1944 Fredie / Billy 2
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-2/
Boy sitting on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-3)
img Boy sitting on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-3)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-3/
Woman holding baby, sitting on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-4)
img Woman holding baby, sitting on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-4/
Boy sitting on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-5)
img Boy sitting on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-5)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-5/
Woman sitting with five children on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-6)
img Woman sitting with five children on barracks steps in Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-6)
Inscription on front: Sept 1944
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-6/
Class photo of nursery school at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-7)
img Class photo of nursery school at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-7)
Written on back: August 1943 Nursery school in Hunt Idaho. Teachers Miss Takahashi / Miss Ota / Miss Tanaka / Mrs. Hanamura / Eddie Masaru Hirota, Norma Kayoko Hirota. Dickie Yoshihiro Hirota
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-7/
Class photo at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-8)
img Class photo at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-8)
Written on back: "Story Hour" at Hunt Idaho / Norma Kayoko Hirota 5 years old / April 1945
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-8/
Class photo of nursery school at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-9)
img Class photo of nursery school at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-9)
Dickie, Eddie and Norma identified on photo front. Written on back: Nursery school in Hunt Idaho. Eddie Masaru Hirota 5 years / Norma Kayoko Hirota 4 / Dickie Yoshihiro Hirota 3 / Teachers (from left) Miss Takahashi / Miss Ota / Miss Tanaka / Mrs. Hanamura / August 1943
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-9/
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