Photocopies of HMRC, 1943-1944
Scope and Contents
Agriculture workers. Land cleared of sage and corrugated against erosion for spring planting. Lt. "Peanuts" Main and center hog. 2nd Lt. Keitanahashi of the 442nd Combat Team. More football and ice skating. Land cleared and planted in grain crops. Contoured irrigation system to prevent soil erosion. Three center residents watch as the first water finds its way along the just completed Highline Ditch Canal. Presentation of gifts at a Christmas Party from a man dressed as Santa Claus. Japanese American Girl Scouts. C.E. Irwin MD, chief medical officer. Umitaro Ibaraki, crop supervisor with part of tomato harvest. Eiichi Sakauye, agricultural statistician with the first watermelon grown on project. Maternity ward at the hospital. Nurse’s aide Toshiko Honda, and Nurse Ai Hanfriacka holding babies. Home economics cooking class and sewing class. Field workers. Barracks building plumbing. Hogs at the center (barbed wire in front, barracks in background). Japanese doctor checking babies. Residents performing in a play at the Center.
Dates
- 1943-1944
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 20 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the McCracken Research Library Repository