Group portrait with Harry Momita

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Collection40 Families CollectionFamily photos from Colorado River (Poston) Internment CampDateca 1958 May 31DescriptionImage shows group portrait with Harry Momita. Next to a seated Momita is host of television program This is Your Life, Ralph Edwards, holding a plaque inscribed with 'Harry Momita This is Your Life'. Image annotated in lower left with 'Beulah Schmitt, Harry Momita, May 3?1, 1958'. NotesLibrary has digital copy only. Takeo Harry Momita was born in Hiroshima, Japan and moved to the U.S. in 1909. He was a licensed pharmacist and ran a drugstore in El Centro. After incarceration (1942-1945) at Poston, Arizona, Momita returned to El Centro and reopened his drugstore, relocating to Calipatria in 1952 to run another successful drug store.LanguageengHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code39350013263730Restrictions on AccessElectronically held by the Palos Verdes Library District. 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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