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Description
A scrapbook compiled by Clifford Paul Weidenthaler at Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming. Contains a group photograph of engineers in the U.S. Army, three custom buttons for construction projects by Metcalfe-Hamilton-Kansas City Bridge Company and US Army Corps of Engineers, and newspaper clippings depicting construction of Alaska Highway, construction of the camp, hiring carpenters, the switching of command, death of a construction worker, Japanese American incarcerees being transferred to the camp, families being compensated, and family celebrations among the incarcerees. Newspaper clippings were collected mainly from "The Cody Enterprise," "The Billings Gazette," and "The World Herald," published in 1942. The Clifford Paul Weidenthaler Heart Mountain Construction Scrapbook (1942 June-October) comprises a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, a group photograph of engineers in the U.S. Army, and three custom buttons for construction projects by Metcalfe-Hamilton-Kansas City Bridge Company and US Army Corps of Engineers along with a panorama of and a layout plan of Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming. This collection was created by Clifford Paul Weidenthaler, who participated in the construction and operations of the incarceration camp in 1942. The newspaper clippings were collected from a various newspapers, including "The Cody Enterprise," "The Billings Gazette," and "The World Herald," documenting the progress of the construction project and Japanese Americans being transferred to the camp as well as construction of the Alaska-Canada Highway, also known as the Alcan, that the creator was involved in.
World War II--Incarceration camps--Construction World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration
Place
Cody, Wyoming Incarceration Camps--Heart Mountain
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
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