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photograph
H: 3.5 in, W: 2.25 in

Subject Tags
Automobiles
Barracks
Coats
Concentration Camps, Heart Mountain
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Women
World War, 1939-1945
Wyoming

[Betty in overcoat in front of barracks and car, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, Winter 1944-1945]

Mori Shimada [bio]

Heart Mountain, Wyo., Win 1944-1945

Gift of Mori Shimada

Mori Shimada Collection

Description
1 photographic print : b&w | Portrait of a young woman, Betty, standing in an overcoat in front of a barracks and car at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, Winter 1944-1945. She stands turned slightly to the right with proper right hand in pocket. Her hair is curly and legs are exposed. She smiles to the right of viewer. She stands on open dirt area with shadow extending back to the right. Barracks and car in background.

Inscription
Written in black ink on image: Mori-- / Always / Betty.

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