"Poston, Arizona. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling their ticks with straw for mattresses..."

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1942-05-21DescriptionImage shows view of a group of men filling bags with straw for use as mattresses. Visible at right are single-story wooden barracks with tar paper walls.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of the National ArchivesNational Archives Identifier: 536111.Title taken from the National Archives. Full title: "Poston, Arizona. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling their ticks with straw for mattresses upon arrival at this War Relocation Authority center."Originally from Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945, Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989.Resource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00047712Restrictions on AccessCopyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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Geographic LocationPoston (Ariz.)Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)SubjectJapanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--PostonWorld War II--Incarceration camps--Housing--BarracksTime Period1941-1950

Personal Name

PhotographerClark, Fred

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