These three galleries include photographs of Japanese American farm labor camps, all taken between 1942 and 1943. The first includes images from people who lived in labor camps in Oregon. The second is a selection of Russell Lee’s documentation of camps in Oregon and Idaho. The last gallery features images from War Relocation Authority photographers who documented labor camps in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Ben Kamihira, Jim Fujii, and Tad Fujii waiting for the barber at the Nyssa farm labor camp, 1942. Courtesy of Aya Fujii.
(2 of 20)Noriko Kido and Aya Iwasaki at the Nyssa farm labor camp, 1942. Courtesy of Hisako Yasuda.
(3 of 20)James Wakagawa, Mas Wada, and Joe Umemoto at the Nyssa farm labor camp, 1942. Courtesy of Hisako Yasuda.
(5 of 20)Sugar beet harvest in Malheur County, 1942. Identified men include: George Iwasaki, standing on the left; Yasu Teramura, standing on the right; and Yuhei Kido, wearing the newsboy cap. Courtesy of Hisako Yasuda.
(8 of 20)Moose Kuribayashi working in sugar beet fields in Malheur County, 1942. Courtesy of Hisako Yasuda.
(10 of 20)Yasukicki “Billy” Iwasaki at the Adrian, Oregon farm labor camp, circa 1943. Courtesy of Aya Fujii
(11 of 20)Maako Endow, Taka Iwasaki, Mary Ouchida, and Kate Iwasaki at the Adrian farm labor camp, circa 1943. Courtesy of Janet Koda.
(12 of 20)Masaka Endow, Alice Hashitani, Taka Iwasaki, and Kate Iwasaki at the Adrian farm labor camp, circa 1943. Courtesy of Aya Fujii.
(13 of 20)Aya Iwasaki, Noriko Kido, Mary Doi, and Taka Iwasaki at the Adrian farm labor camp, circa 1943. Courtesy of Aya Fujii.
(16 of 20)Masayuki Tashima volunteered from Poston to work in sugar beet fields near Milliken, Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(1 of 20)John Fukushima and Masayuki Tashima work in sugar beet fields near Milliken, Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942.Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(2 of 20)The Great Western Sugar Company recruited John Fukushima and Takayuki Tashima from Poston to top beets in Johnstown, Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(3 of 20)Japanese American laborers near Johnstown, Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(4 of 20)Philip Nakaoka swinging a piked knife to pick up a sugar beet. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(5 of 20)Men from Heart Mountain harvesting sugar beets on the farm of Rose Tanaka, near Henderson, Colorado. Photographed by Charles E. Mace, October 1943. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(6 of 20)Rose Tanaka, owner and operator of a farm near Henderson, Colorado, is shown with Tom Tanabe who volunteered to harvest sugar beets from Rohwer, Arkansas. Photographed by Charles E. Mace, October 1943. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(7 of 20)Typical housing provided for Japanese American farm laborers near Keensburg, Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(8 of 20)Farm laborer from Granada, Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(9 of 20)Before sugar beets can be topped they must be pulled and laid in rows for topping. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(10 of 20)For many laborers from West Coast cities, sugar beet work was their first farm experience. Photographed by Tom Parker, September 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(11 of 20)Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain registering for sugar beet labor in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, September 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(12 of 20)Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain board a bus for sugar beet fields in Montana. Photographed by Tom Parker, September 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(13 of 20)A Nisei cutting a sugar beet under the direction of a Montana farmer. Photographed by Tom Parker, September 1942.Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(14 of 20)A Montana farmer demonstrating sugar beet topping to Japanese Americans. Photographed by Tom Parker, September 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(15 of 20)Workers from Granada working in a sugar beet field near Prospect, Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(16 of 20)Masayuki Tashima, Takayuki Tashima, George Adachi, Asao Nakaoka, and Chihiro Sugi playing cards while living in Colorado as sugar beet laborers. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
(17 of 20)George Adachi preparing dinner for himself and five other sugar beet laborers living in Colorado. Photographed by Tom Parker, November 1942. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
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