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Description
Photograph shows registrants being interviewed by the Public Assistance department of the Control Station at Visalia, California. Caption on album page: "Those who registered were given adequate time to put their affairs in shape. They then returned to the control station, where they were again interviewed to ascertain if they needed assistance to evacuate without loss. Photo shows registrants being interviewed by the last group to leave for Assembly Centers." SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO 9CA-42-3375-PSF The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
Type
image
Format
Photographs black and white, 8 x 10 in. image/jpeg
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