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Description
Photograph shows a group of mechanics welding an upright in a plumbing shop at Fresno, California Assembly Center.Caption on album page: "Diversified outlets for mechanical skill provided work with pay for the Japanese evacuees in the assembly centers. Here is a group of mechanics welding an upright in a plumbing shop at Fresno Assembly Center." SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO 9SVC-42-3490-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--Mass removal ('Evacuation') World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Work and jobs
Place
Fresno, California Temporary Assembly Centers--Fresno
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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