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Description
Photograph shows evacuees playing a game of "Go" at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center, while other evacuees watch. Caption on album page: "A variety of games were provided as part of the recreational programs at the centers. A favorite game was "Go", a Japanese type of chess or checkers. Photo shows two watchers for every player in a "Go" game at Santa Anita (California) Assembly Center." SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO 9CA-42-2030-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
Community activities--Recreational activities--Go World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Social and recreational activities World War II World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')
Place
Santa Anita, California Temporary Assembly Centers--Santa Anita
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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