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Description
Photograph shows evacuees signing for athletic equipment at Portland Assembly Center in Oregon. The Portland Assembly Center was formerly known as the North Portland International Livestock Exposition Center. Caption on album page: "Equipment was available to evacuees at the centers for all types of sports and athletics. Photo shows evacuees signing for baseball equipment, horseshoes and volley balls at Portland (Oregon) Assembly Center." SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO 9CA-42-2797-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--Social and recreational activities Community activities--Sports
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