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Photograph shows evacuees checking out books and using the library at the Portland, Oregon Assembly Center. Bookcases filled with books line the walls. The Portland Assembly Center was formerly known as the North Portland International Livestock Exposition Center. Caption on album page: "Libraries were established at the centers, volumes were furnished by state, county and city educational departments, church and other organizations, friends of evacuees and various other sources. Photo shows scene in the library at Portland (Oregon) Assembly Center." SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO 9CA-42-2720-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
World War II World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Education World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Facilities, services, and camp administration
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