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[Teige, Saburo, and Mori Shimada, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943-1944]
[Teige, Saburo, and Mori Shimada, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943-1944]
[Teige, Saburo, and Mori Shimada, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943-1944]

[Teige, Saburo, and Mori Shimada, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943-1944]

Date1943-1944
DimensionsH: 2.5 in, W: 3.5 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Mori Shimada
Object number92.10.2AB
Description1 photographic print : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.;Black and white photograph of 3 teenage boys, Teige, Saburo and Mori Shimada, standing with arms about each other's shoulders in Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, 1943-1944. The boys smile directly at the viewer while standing in open field in front of row of barracks. Teige, left, stands with hands on hips and wears a Hawthorne Juniors t-shirt and jeans. Saburo, middle, wears a jumpsuit and has his arms around other two boys. Mori Shimada, right, wears a short sleeved button down shirt and stands with one hand around Saburo's shoulders and the other hand on his hip. Barracks in background left, utility poles background right.

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