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Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4 in x 4 7/8 in; 10.16 cm x 12.3825 cm
Object Name:
photograph
Place made:
United States: Wyoming, Heart Mountain
Date made:
mid 20th century
Description:
This historic photograph taken in Wyoming, shows the outline of a small child, named Gerald, watching the sunset. He's gazing over the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, while the sun is going down behind the clouds. Gerald is one of many small children that were incarcerated with their parents and families during WWII. The back says "Gerald admiring the sunset in Wyoming". His small silhouette contrasts to the vast expanse of the Wyoming sky and the Heart Mountain prison camp.
Location:
Currently not on view
Related event:
Japanese American Internment  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Janice Faden
ID Number:
2016.0037.14
Catalog number:
2016.0037.14
Accession number:
2016.0037
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Japanese American
Executive Order 9066
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7812-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1805796