"Poston, Arizona. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling straw ticks for mattresses after arrival..."

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1942-05-23DescriptionImage shows a group of women and a man filling bags with straw for use as mattresses. Visible at right is a single-story wooden barracks with tar paper walls.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of the National Archives.National Archives Identifier: 536114.Title taken from the National Archives. Full title: "Poston, Arizona. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling straw ticks for mattresses after 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 Code00047241Restrictions 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.

Topic

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

Personal Name

PhotographerClark, Fred

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