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photograph
H: 4.5 in, W: 3.25 in

Subject Tags
Barracks
Concentration Camps, Heart Mountain
Dresses
Fire hydrants
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Pins and needles
World War, 1939-1945
Wyoming
Young women

[A young woman, Itsuko, standing next to a fire hydrant, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943]

Mori Shimada [bio]

Heart Mountain, Wyo., 1943

Gift of Mori Shimada

Mori Shimada Collection

Description
1 photographic print : b&w | A young woman, Itsuko, stands next to a fire hydrant in open area at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, 1943. She wears eyeglasses, a dark dress and shoes. A pin is clipped at her neckline. Her shadow covers the hydrant to the right. Barracks in background.

Inscription
Written in blue ink on image: To Mori / With best wishes / Itsuko.

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