"Poston, Arizona. New Year's Fair. Pretty Nami Nadaoka is shown with the program sign at the fair..."
| Title: | "Poston, Arizona. New Year's Fair. Pretty Nami Nadaoka is shown with the program sign at the fair...". |
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| Name(s): | Stewart, Francis, War Relocation Authority photographer | |
| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Other Date: | 1943-01-03 | |
| Physical Form: | image/tiff | |
| Abstract/Description: | Image shows view of a woman wearing a jacket and scarf and holding a wooden sign advertising an athletic event. Visible in the background are trees and a partial view of barracks. Nami Nadaoka was a student in Los Angeles before she was incarcerated. She worked as a waitress in the personnel mess hall in the camp. | |
| Identifier(s): | 000047209 (Barcode) | |
| Note(s): |
Library has digital image only, courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 536641. Title taken from the National Archives. Full title: "Poston, Arizona. New Years Fair. Pretty Nami Nadaoka is shown with the program sign at the fair, which was held at Camp Number 2." Originally from Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945, Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989. |
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| Subject(s): |
Nadaoka, Nami Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--Poston Signs and signboards Japanese American women Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities Poston (Ariz.) Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.) 1941-1950 |
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| Held by: | Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. | |
| Location: | Local History Center | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright 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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