Series V. Japanese Internment Photograph Album, 1942-1945
Scope and Contents
This series contains photographs, taken from multiple sources, depicting a variety of activities undertaken by the Japanese evacuees from their initial registration at Civilian Control Centers, to their lives at the assembly centers and finally their evacuation to the internment camps (Relocation Centers). Of note is a photograph of a soldier posting exclusion order #1 that affected the Japanese living on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound, Washington. The compiler of the album is not stated. Assembly Centers pictured are: Santa Anita, Pomona, Fresno, Stockton, Sacramento, Turlock, Puyallup, Long Beach, and Salinas. Civilians Control Stations/Reception centers pictured are: Visala, Sanger, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Manzanar. War Relocation Centers pictured are Heart Mountain and Granada.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1945
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 6 boxes (9 linear feet)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
The photos in the album are arranged numerically.
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
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