Aerial photograph of Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.); Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
This is an aerial photograph of Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
Original photographs were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner, then converted to 150 dpi JPEG files using Adobe Photoshop CS2, which were loaded into Omeka.
Japanese Americans--History--20th century; Japanese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
Clipping of an Associated Press (AP) story printed in the Spokesman Review about a bill that would ban "Japanese and other alien fishing boats from American waters."
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Army unit trained at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Japanese Americans--Military service--1940-1950
This photograph is of a Japanese American army unit trained that included Sam Okubara at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The unit is likely part of the Military Intelligence Service Language School, in which Okubara served after World War II.
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Original object was scanned as a 24 bit color 150 dpi TIFF on a Zeutschel OS 14000 A0-LS scanner. Using Adobe Photoshop CS2 the image was converted into a 72 dpi JPEG.
Autograph book from Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Autograph albums
Tom Hide's autograph book for his graduation from Heart Mountain High School in 1944. The cover of the book is carved with the image of Heart Mountain and the word "Memories."
Digital image was captured by a Panasonic DMC-TZ4 camera as a 180 dpi JPEG. The JPEG was then converted to a 72 dpi JPEG using Adobe Photoshop CS2.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
This canvas bag was used by Tom Hide at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Hide's name and family have been painted on the bag using a stencil.
North and Central America--United States--Wyoming--Park county--Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Commemorative rice paddle for a Heart Mountain reunion
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
14" long. This is a commemorative rice paddle from the Second Heart Mountain Reunion held in San Jose, California. The rice paddle belonged to Tom (Terumi) Hide, who was interned at Heart Mountain Relocation Center from 1942-1944. The face of the paddle is inscribed with the event and the likeness of Heart Mountain.
Crates and luggage stored in a warehouse.
Crates and luggage stored in a warehouse at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. Several men and women stand amongst the containers.
George and Doris McIntyre Papers, sc 14.5
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Original pages were scanned as 600 dpi TIFF files on an Espon Expression 10000XL scanner, 72 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to Omeka.
Crowd gathered at a train departing for California
1.5"x2" negative. Photograph of a crowd gathered at a train departing for California, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. A sign on the train lists the cities where the train will stop. Destinations include San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose.
George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection, sc 14
Original photographs were scanned as 2400 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner, 72 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
Crowd watching a train departing to the Tule Lake Relocation Center
"Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945."
"1.5x2 negative. Photograph of a crowd at the train station saying goodbye to people taking the train to the Tule Lake Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Based on the year, it is possible that this transfer of internees is part of the War Relocation Authority's segregation policy."
"George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection, sc 14"
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The Evacuazette was the newsletter for the North Portland Assembly Center, which housed Japanese Americans removed from the West Coast. The assembly centers served to provide temporary shelter as the Relocation Centers were being built. Most who detainees from North Portland left for Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho or Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming.
Portland, Or.: North Portland Assembly Center.
Original photographs were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on an Espon Expression 10000XL scanner, then converted to 72 dpi JPEGs using Adobe Photoshop CS2.
Excerpt from Heart Mountain Carpenters' Club Directory.
Carpenters--Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)--Directories; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
This excerpt includes the directory cover and a list of one of the carpentry crews, which were assigned according to block number. Notice that many in the crew arrived to the camp from the same region. The information listed includes the worker's name, block number, city of origin, prior profession, a Japanese place of origin, and hobbies.
Original pages were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on an Espon Expression 10000XL scanner, 150 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to Omeka.
Form letter about Japanese American redress
This letter is a notification from the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division infroming the individual to expect a check for redress related to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Office.
Frank Emi interview excerpt about World War II draft
This interview by Frank Emi was given on April 25, 1982 as part of a larger project by Frank Chin that includes several interviews by draft resisters at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Central to the draft resistance at Heart Mountain was the Fair Play Committee. The committee, which included Emi, advised individuals at Heart Mountain with objections to the draft to refuse induction until their concerns were addressed.
Frank Chin Oral History Collection, cg 654
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Original audio cassette were digitized into a WAV file using Audacity. A segment of the interview was isolated and edited using Audacity before being converted to an MP3 using Format Factory 3.0.1.
Future site for Heart Mountain High School, 1943
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.
2x1.5 negative. Photograph of an empty lot in block 16 before where Heart Mountain High School was built, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming.
Girls League Representatives Hi-Y meeting in a Heart Mountain High School classroom, 1944.
Photograph of students Hannah Hayano, Margaret Hiuga, and Hisako Takehara conducting a Girls League Representatives Hi-Y meeting in a Heart Mountain High School classroom, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming.
Original photographs were scanned as 2400 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner, 72 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to Omeka.
Group of men from Heart Mountain eating in an onion field in Nyssa, Oregon
2"x3" negative. Photograph of a group of men from Heart Mountain, including Minoru Omori, Shiz Harada, Chop Umenmoto, Yosh Takehara, Jim Umemoto, Minoru Omori, Mr. Takehara, and George Hirahara, seated and eating in a field with bags of onions in the background while working outside of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Nyssa, Oregon.
Photograph of Hisako Takeda holding her son, Terry, in front of a barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Hisako stands in front of a barrack and snow covers the ground in front of her.
Originals were scanned into 600 dpi TIFFs by donor before being compressed into 72 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
Japanese Americans--History--20th century.
This article appearing in the December 22, 1941 issue of Life magazine was written in response to violence against Chinese Americans based on their mistaken identity as people of Japanese descent. This reflects both the acceptance of anger against Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor (there is, after all, no attempt to dissuade people from attacking people of Japanese ancestry) and the historical conflation of people of East Asian descent. The visuals portray men of Chinese descent as having "delicate" and "long-boned" faces, whereas men of Japanese descent have a "more massively boned head" and a "heavier beard."
Original object was scanned as a 24 bit color 300 dpi TIFF on a Zeutschel OS 14000 A0-LS scanner. Using Adobe Photoshop CS2 the image was converted into a 150 dpi JPEG.
Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry
These are instructions for the removal of Japanese Americans living in Seattle, Washington. In addition to these instructions, evacuation orders would have also been posted informing Japanese Americans of their imminent removal. These orders followed Executive Order 9066, which gave the Western Defense Command of the Department of War the authority to exclude anybody from what it deemed strategic areas.
Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration
Original object was scanned as a 24 bit color 300 dpi TIFF on a Zeutschel OS 14000 A0-LS scanner. Using Adobe Photoshop CS2 the image was converted into a 72 dpi JPEG.
"2x3 negative. Photograph of the Hide family's barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Inside the barrack is a small Christmas tree, presents, and a snowman figurine."
Kiyo Hide and Marie Bressler at Heart Mountain Relocation Center
4x2.5 negative. This photograph is of Kiyo Hide and Marie Bressler standing next to each other in front of a barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. The Hide family provided help to Bresslers on their farm in Lyman, Nebraska in the winter of 1943-1944.
Original photographs were scanned as 600 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner, 72 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
"2x3 negative. Photograph of Koto Hirahara posing in her garden in front of her family barrack 15-9-A, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming."
Letter from an American Legion committee examining "the Jap question."
Japanese Americans--History--20th Century; Japanese Americans--Washington (State)--History; Yakima County (Wash.)--History
2 pages, 8.5x14. This letter addressed to 'The Veterans of the State of Washington' on December 28, 1920 asks for support of Initiative 37, which proposed to close loopholes that allowed Asian immigrants to own land by proxy in the name of children born in the United States and friends and associates who could legally hold land.
R. K. Fay, Roy S. Campbell, and Joe W. Knight
Original pages were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on an Espon Expression 10000XL scanner and converted to 150 dpi JPEG 2000 using Adobe Photoshop CS2.
Letter from Sakutsu Emi [?] to George McIntyre.
This letter is from Sakutsu Emi [?], a former internee at Minidoka Relocation Center, to George MacIntyre, who supervised the motor pool at Minidoka. In the letter, Emi describes his current life in Seattle.
Original pages were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on an Espon Expression 10000XL scanner, 150 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
Little girl riding a tricycle outside of the barracks
"2x3 negative. Photograph of a little girl riding a tricycle outside of the barracks, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming."
3.5x5 print. A photograph of Makio (Mike) Hide in his army uniform. The photograph was taken in Macon, Georgia in July 1945. The uniform includes a hat and tie.
Man shoveling coal at Minidoka Relocation Center.
5"x7" print. Photograph of a man shoveling coal at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. The man stands at the entrance to a building with a sign reading, "Keep Out: Boilerman only." In addition to coal, several pieces of wood are stacked near the entrance.
Original pages were scanned as 600 dpi TIFF files on an Espon Expression 10000XL scanner, 72 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
Men sawing wood at Minidoka Relocation Center
A photograph of two men running a board through a table saw at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. The men are smoking and wearing hats. Three other men in the shop are wathing. Several boards are piled near the saw.
George and Doris McIntyre Collection, sc 14.5
Mess hall staff from Heart Mountain Relocation Center
"2x3 negative. Photograph of the mess hall staff from Lower Block 2 posing outside of a mess hall, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Many among the staff are wearing aprons."
People exiting a train from the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas.
2"x1.5" negative. Photograph of people exiting a train from the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas with luggage and military personnel standing near the train, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Two men exit the train as three guards oversee the arrival.