| Title |
036_POW Camp Early Scenes of Depot |
| 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 that worked with the POWs. |
| Image Captions |
EARLY SCENES of DEPOT 1- Excavating and laying tracks. Railroad classification yards looking north from 12th to Center street. 2- Major Earl a. Patterson and Mr. Jackson of Jackson Construction Co. viewing plans for constructing Adminis-tration Building. 3- Capt Rulon A. Ballard and workers, harvesting first crop of hay on area, summer of 1941. 600 acres were contracted for $2.50 per ton. 5- Flag raising program at Area Engineer building. In picture left to right: Capt. Keiser, Capt Ballard; Supt. Of Construction, Mr. Homer; Henry E. Jenson, Post Engineer; Chris Dice, Chief of Civilian Guards. |
| 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 |
2010 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| 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 |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gnv13h |
| Setname |
wsu_wwii |
| ID |
99095 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gnv13h |
