"Poston, Arizona. Mrs. Iwasaki tidies up her home at this War Relocation Authority center. Her family was the first family..."

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1942-06-05DescriptionImage shows a woman making a bed inside a wooden barrack, with striped cloth fabrics covering the windows, shelves and a small table.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of the National Archives.National Archives Identifier: 538530.Title taken from the National Archives. Full title: "Poston, Arizona. Mrs. Iwasaki tidies up her home at this War Relocation Authority center. Her family was the first family to be admitted to this center where evacuees are now spending the duration."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 Code00046953Restrictions 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--PostonInteriorsTime Period1941-1950

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