"Poston, Arizona. New Year's Fair. Pretty Nami Nadaoka is shown with the program sign at the fair..."

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1943-01-03DescriptionImage 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.NotesLibrary 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.LanguageengResource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00047209Restrictions 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.)SubjectNadaoka, NamiJapanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--PostonSigns and signboardsJapanese American womenIncarceration camps--Social and recreational activitiesTime Period1941-1950

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