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img Children outside barracks schoolroom in snow (ddr-ajah-2-912)

Caption below photo: Tetsuko Morita, standing on the stairs, just outside of her schoolroom at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-912/

doc Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (c. 1943) (ddr-janm-1-58)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (c. 1943) from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-58/

img Trial of the Heart Mountain draft resisters (ddr-densho-122-1)

The first day of the trial of the 63 Heart Mountain draft resisters in Federal District Court, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-1/

doc Testimony of Kiku Hori Funabiki (ddr-densho-1007-1843)

Kiku Funabiki's testimony and related supplemental material describing her family's incarceration at Heart Mountain, Wyoming and its lasting impact.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1843/

img Japanese American working in a field (ddr-densho-37-793)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Land cleared of sagebrush last fall and corrugated against wind erosion. Assistant Farm Superintendent, Eiichi Sakauye, checking the moisture for early spring crop planting.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-793/

Collection Heart Mountain Sentinel Collection (ddr-densho-97)

This collection consists of the Heart Mountain Sentinel, a newspaper published by the inmates at the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97/

doc Heart Mountain Wyoming organization and job description (ddr-csujad-55-262)

Booklet including organizational chart and descriptions of sections, units, divisions and names of personnel at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0264

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-262/

img Girl Scout Troop 15 Heart Mountain, Wyoming (ddr-ajah-2-928)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-928/

img Girl Scout Troop 15 Heart Mountain, Wyoming (ddr-ajah-2-929)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-929/

img Girl Scout Troop 15 Heart Mountain, Wyoming (ddr-ajah-2-926)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-926/

img Three people in the snow at Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-6-683)

Caption below photo: Japanese incarcerees play in the snow in front of the barracks, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-683/

img Two girls in kimonos (ddr-ajah-2-905)

Caption below photo: Cousins Keiko and Yuri pose in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1943-1944. They lived in Block 23.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-905/

img Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-31)

The Heart Mountain Fire Department pose for a group photograph after a meal. The caption at the bottom of the photograph reads "Heart Mt. Wyoming Fire Dept 1944".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-363-31/

img Japanese Americans working on camp newspaper (ddr-densho-37-459)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Trimming the assembled Sentinels is George Tokoshige, while Reports Officer Vaughn Mechau and Sentianl Editor, Bill Hosokawa check for the hundredth time for possible makeup or printing errors.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-459/

doc Letter to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimobochi (August 1, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-56)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimobochi (August 1, 1942). Letter is from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-56/

img Five girls outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-911)

Caption below photo: The Morita sisters pose with friends in front of their barracks (#15) at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Circa 1943-1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-911/

doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 1 (August 25, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-636)

General information bulletin, series 1, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on August 25, 1942. This issue titled: Facts About Heart Mountain. Bulletin describing the Heart Mountain incarceration camp near Cody, Wyoming. Includes information about the region, environment, administration, and facilities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-636/

img Japanese Americans purchasing camp newspaper (ddr-densho-37-458)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Customers line up at the counter as the Sentinel, Heart Mountain Relocation Center 8 page tabloid newspaper is delivered. Center news and views found in the Sentinel pages is enthusiastically accepted by center residents of Japanese ancestry, evcauated from west coast defense areas.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-458/

doc Postcard featuring aerial view of Heart Mountain camp (ddr-densho-362-23)

Overhead aerial look of Heart Mountain buildings. The postcard is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Konishi at 12-11 Heart Mountain Wyoming. The postcard was delivered from Missoula, Montana dated August 29, 1943. The greeting is handwritten in Japanese.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-362-23/

img Camp barracks at Heart Mountain (ddr-csujad-37-13)

Photograph of snow covered camp barracks at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in Wyoming. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph states, "Heart Mt. [Mountain] Wyoming." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mhf_013_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-37-13/

img Woman standing by pile of coal (ddr-ajah-2-902)

Caption below photo: A Nisei woman who was a school teacher stands next to coal pile at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1943-1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-902/

doc Indefinite Leave Card (ddr-ohs-1-1)

Indefinite leave card issued to Mitsue Yabe giving permission for her to travel from Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming to Bridgeton, New Jersey.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-1/

img National Fire Protection Association Certificate (ddr-densho-363-29)

The certificate declares that the Heart Mountain Fire Department placed first in the state of Wyoming during Fire Prevention Week in October 1943.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-363-29/

doc List of community councilmen of Heart Mountain, Wyoming (ddr-csujad-55-1002)

List of Community Council members at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes blocks, addresses, and notes in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1002/

Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Mike Hiranuma Family Photographs (ddr-csujad-37)

The Mike Hiranuma Family Photographs contains 16 images of the Hiranuma family at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-37/

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