It was moving day on February 23, 1942, for Japanese residents at Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, as U. S. troops took possession of the harbor under a federal condemnation writ and scores of Japanese families began their mass evacuation. This photo shows soldiers patroling a Japanese section while a truck loaded with household goods passes by.
Japanese Americans--California--Los Angeles Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 World War, 1939-1945 Trucks--California--Los Angeles Armed forces Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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