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Photograph of May Ikemi's address at the Poston Incarceration Camp in Poston, Arizona, 1944

 Item — item: Public Use Drive, Folder: Ikemi Family Photographs, item: ikem_01_048_01, ikem_01_048_02

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Ikemi Family Photographs collection (circa 1900, 1937-March 1950; undated) contains 101 tiff files and 1.3 gb of digitized material belonging to the Ikemi Family. The majority of the collection contains photographs of Kozo Ikemi and May Ikemi before World War II, during and after their time at the Poston Incarceration Camp. The collection contains several photos taken within the Poston Incarceration Camp featuring many incarcerated Japanese Americans and camp barracks, such as May Ikemi’s camp barrack. The collection also contains photographs of June and Julie Sugimoto in Poston, Arizona, and Peoria, Illinois. Lastly, the collection contains photographs of friends and family in multiple cities throughout the United States.

Dates

  • 1944

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 33.5 Megabytes (<emph render="italics">101 jpeg files</emph>)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895