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

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1942-05-21DescriptionImage shows a group of women and men filling bags with straw for use as mattresses. Visible at right is a single-story wooden barracks with tar paper walls and at center the interior of a structure.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of the National Archives.National Archives Identifier: 536112.Title taken from the National Archives. Full title: "Poston, Arizona. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling straw ticks 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 Code00047191Restrictions 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.)SubjectWorld War II-Incarceration campsWorld War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--PostonJapanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945Time Period1941-1950

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PhotographerClark, Fred

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