"Poston, Arizona. New Year's Fair. A basketball game was held as part of the athletic events to commemorate the New Year."
| Title: | "Poston, Arizona. New Year's Fair. A basketball game was held as part of the athletic events to commemorate the New Year.". |
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| Name(s): | Stewart, Francis, War Relocation Authority photographer | |
| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Other Date: | 1943-01-02 | |
| Physical Form: | image/tiff | |
| Language: | eng | |
| Abstract/Description: | Image shows view of a make-shift basketball court along side wooden structures, with a basketball game in progress with spectators on three sides of the court, either standing or sitting, watching the game. Three players have "Bakersfield" written on the front of their jersey and one has "Shamrock." Visible in the background are barracks and two tractors. | |
| Identifier(s): | 000047308 (Barcode) | |
| Note(s): |
Library has digital image only, courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 536660. Title taken from the National Archives. Full title: "Poston, Arizona. New Year's Fair. A basketball game was held as part of the athletic events to commemorate the New Year." Originally from Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945, Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989. Original image inverted on National Archives website. |
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| Subject(s): |
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--Poston Basketball World War II--Incarceration camps--Housing--Barracks World War II--Incarceration camps--Sports 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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