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H: 2.25 in, W: 2.5 in

Subject Tags
Automobiles
Buildings
Coats
Concentration Camps, Heart Mountain
Girls
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Neckties
pants
Skirts
Snow
World War, 1939-1945

[Three girls standing in snow, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943]

Mori Shimada [bio]

Heart Mountain, Wyo., 1943

Gift of Mori Shimada

Mori Shimada Collection

Description
1 photographic print : b&w | Three girls stand behind a pile of snow at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, 1943. Girl in center wears a pant suit and holds a book in her arms. Girl on left in pants and overcoat holds onto her arm. Girl on right wears, skirt, jacket and tie and holds something in her proper left hand while holding center girl's other arm. All have curly hair. Car in midground right. Buildings in the background.

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