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Poster for Jerome, Arkansas Relocation Center (1944)

Jerome, Arkansas Relocation Center (1944)

1944 · Ephemeral film · 16 min

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Home movie shot at the Jerome (Arkansas) Relocation Center, ca. June 1944. Jerome was the last concentration camp for Japanese Americans to open and the first to close; upon its closing, detainees were transported to nearby Rohwer and camps in other states. This Kodachrome film was shot by an unknown cameraperson and found on eBay. Includes shots of camp civilian and military staff, camp buildings, Japanese Americans incarcerated in the camp, a high-school graduation, young people reading the…

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Internment NOT Concentration · freedomeofthought · 2017-12-09

The Internet Archive Team Blog brought me to this posting. I was alarmed when I noted the change made by author W. Hanamera; The film was described as "Japanese Internment Camp", then soon is described as a "consecration camp" for the remaining of her discussion. I had always expected Internet Archives to be non-partisan and unbiased, however changing the wording that originally was used to represent the film to something in line with Ms. Hanamera's personal experience is worrisome. -

Rohwer? · Rick Prelinger · 2019-11-20

That's certainly possible. There is one flash frame at the start of the film showing the Jerome sign, but perhaps some images were shot at Rohwer. The name on the can does match the name of the press officer at Jerome, but perhaps he worked at both camps. It's also possible that standard government blueprints were used at both camps.

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