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Japanese American relocation center views, 1942

Owning Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

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Photographs document the Japanese American evacuation of World War II and its effects. Shown are children and adults at various relocation centers throughout the west. Includes one view of Eleanor Roosevelt visiting the Gila River camp. View collection guide.

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45 items found in this collection

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1942
3rd grade class, Manzanar. An "early" school
Arkansas (Jerome or Rohwer)
California 1942. Bird's eye view of quarters and baggage at Salinas (Calif.) …
Central Utah
Changing classes at Rohwer high school. 1942. (photographer: Tom Parker)
[Child with luggage]
Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River WRA, Arizona
D. Myer (director of War Relocation Authority) and Eleanor Roosevelt at Gila …
An English class at Heart Mountain, Colorado
Gila River, Sgt. Komoto and brother
"Go" players at an unspecified WRA camp
Granada
Granada. Painting by Takio Ueyama
Granada Relocation Center (Amache, Colorado) 12/10/42 under direction of Takio Ueyama. (Photog. …
Heart Mountain, Colorado
Heart Mountain, Colorado
Heart Mountain, Colorado
[Illustration of child being bathed. June 1943. Trek.]
[Illustration of people during a meal. Mine Okubo. Feb. 1943. Trek]
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