Camp Susupe Photo

Photograph

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Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society

Name/Title

Camp Susupe Photo

Entry/Object ID

2018.21.6

Description

Photograph of Camp Susupe, marked "Speaks for itself" on back. Camp Susupe internment camp for Japanese civilians was a two-square-mile compound on Saipan (after the nearby shallow lake). This camp was opened in 1944 to house 13.000 Japanese civilians and 5.000 Chamorros, Kakanas and Koreans. When it was closed on 4 July 1946, it remained a housing subdivision.

Photograph Details

Subject

Camp Susupe

Subject Person or Organization

Edwin Weinstein

Subject Place

Island

Saipan

* Untyped Subject Place

South Pacific

Cataloged By

Chris Causley

Acquisition

Accession

2018.21

Source or Donor

Joyce Begnoche

Acquisition Method

Donation

Source (if not Accessioned)

Joyce Begnoche

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edwin Weinstein

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1944

Time Period

World War Two

Place

Island

Saipan

* Untyped Place

South Pacific

Location

Location

Binder

Folder PH-6 Places

Shelf

Archive Room Shelf D

Room

Archive room

Category

Archive

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Edwin Weinstein