Title |
001_History of the Prisoner of War Camp |
Description |
A collection of photographs and oral history quotes that document the history of the Prisoner of War camp at Defense Depot Ogden that opened in 1943 and closed in 1946. The oral histories were conducted with widows of German and Italian POWs, former guards, and community members. |
Subject |
Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoner-of-war camps--Utah; Prisoners of war--Photographs; Ogden Defense Depot; Ogden (Utah) |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date Digital |
2014 |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/134 |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Source |
MS 29 Box 26 Fd 4-5 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
Format |
application/pdf |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hae4wk |
Setname |
wsu_wwii |
ID |
99162 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6hae4wk |
Title |
Page 2 |
Description |
A collection of photographs and oral history quotes that document the history of the Prisoner of War camp at Defense Depot Ogden that opened in 1943 and closed in 1946. The oral histories were conducted with widows of German and Italian POWs, former guards, and community members. |
Subject |
Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoner-of-war camps--Utah; Prisoners of war--Photographs; Ogden Defense Depot; Ogden (Utah) |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date Digital |
2014 |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/134 |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Source |
MS 29 Box 26 Fd 4-5 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
OCR Text |
Show noo and college students from northern Utah and sourthern Idaho were transported by train and bus to and from the Utah ASF Depet (a distance of 74 to 160 miles round trip) each Saturday not and Sunday handled by cious unload the regularly five days. and remote we yarm valleys, the accumulation available and ranch labor laborers of incoming forces students, business are utilized regularly all during operations. ) the during ) settlements and professional the year for the second shift the loss of farm 1942; to autumn period of spring men and : summer of 1942 to offset the (Local part- labor on @ full time basis was school and high during the pre- most of whom travelled leng distances each day, time laborers--mothers, College during from adjacent were used daily during the winter months of 1941-42. women, car leads and utilised ranch labor the existing gap between the availability of these two groups during spring and fall seasons, however, Wage a bh andicap never overcome, nents were not satisfactory The arrange- because they did not provide a constant flow of full time labor for daylight hours and failed to maintain the standard of labor efficiency necessary for the rapid movement of large quantities of supplies, came Consequently, the labor shortage be- eritical. od that authorized | i@yoand On 11 October 1942, the establishme: at of the Prisoner von an order was issued : of Wer Camp, Ogden, |
Format |
application/pdf |
Setname |
wsu_wwii |
ID |
99775 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6hae4wk/99775 |