| Title |
Vandalized Headstones |
| Note |
Images and descriptions were collected and provided by KUED in the making of their 1987 documentary about the Topaz Internment Camp. Some images were used in the documentary as representations of actual events occurring at Topaz. |
| Collection |
MSS C 125 The KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Photograph Collection, 1987 |
| Photo Number |
Box 4, No. 12-15 |
| Subject |
Topaz Relocation Center (Topaz, Utah); Japanese Americans;World War II--United States; World War II; Vandalism; Cemeteries |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date |
1945 |
| Description |
Japanese-American cemeteries, deeply personal symbols to tightly-knit families, were desecrated. Headstones were toppled over and anti-Japanese epithets were scrawled on tombs. |
| Comment |
https://history.utah.gov/finding-aids/data/C00125/C0125.xml |
| Rights |
Digital Image © 2012 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Source Format |
Photographic print |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Source Size |
6.5x10 in. |
| Scanning Technician |
Jacob Matthews |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Scanning Institution |
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library |
| File Name |
39222002188634 |
| Conversion Specifications |
Scanned by Utah State University Library Digital Initiatives staff using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, grayscale, at 800 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ng4qjm |
| Setname |
dha_kued_trc |
| ID |
483143 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ng4qjm |
