Clerks; Post offices; Postal service employees; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows female evacuees working at a post office in Portland Assembly Center in Oregon.
Plumbers; Plumbing fixtures; Relocation camps; Welding; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a group of mechanics welding an upright in a plumbing shop at Fresno, California Assembly Center.
Furniture; Office furniture; Painting; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows a paint shop at Portland, Oregon Assembly Center with evacuees brushing up an office desk and file box.
Newspaper vendors; Newspapers; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Turlock Assembly Center (Calif.)
Photograph shows evacuees buying San Francisco morning papers at Turlock, California Assembly Center.
Newspaper industry; Newspapers; Office workers; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Mimeograph; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows evacuees using a mimeograph machine at the assembly center newspaper office while a young boy reads the "Our Gang" comic strip.
Dining rooms; Mess halls; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.); Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows an empty mess hall in a relocation center hospital, at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, completed by Army Engineers.
Employment; Office workers; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Pomona Assembly Center (Calif.)
Photograph shows the mess and lodging employment office at Pomona, California Assembly Center.
Baton twirling; Drill teams; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Fresno Assembly Center (Fresno, Calif.); Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows majorettes of different ages in drills at Fresno, California Assembly Center.
Bookcases; Books; Libraries (Rooms); Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows evacuees checking out books and using the library at Portland, Oregon Assembly Center; bookcases filled with books line the walls.
Laundries (Rooms & spaces); Laundry; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows a scene in the tub room at Portland, Oregon Assembly Center with evacuees doing their laundry.
Laundry; Laundries (Rooms & spaces); Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows a receiving laundry and cleaning facility at Portland Assembly Center in Oregon with evacuees conducting business.
Kitchens; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.); Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows an empty kitchen attached to the hospital unit at Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
Kindergartens; Relocation camps; School children; Teachers; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows young evacuees in the kindergarten room at Portland, Oregon Assembly Center. Kindergartners are cutting paper dolls under supervision of Japanese teachers.
Martial arts; Men; Oriental hand-to-hand fighting; Relocation camps; Sports; Wrestling; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a group of young evacuees receiving instruction in Jiu Jitsui, or Judo wrestling at Portland Assembly Center in Oregon, while the rest of the class looks on.
Equipment; Irrigation; Irrigation canals & flumes; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows evacuees working on an irrigation ditch. Evacuees are using shovels and pickaxes to work.
Laundries (Rooms & spaces); Laundry; Relocation camps; Women; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Pressing of garments; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows an ironing room at Portland, Oregon Assembly Center with female evacuees ironing their clothes.
Law enforcement officers; Police; Relocation camps;; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows Japanese police unit at Portland, Oregon Assembly Center. Police unit members are all wearing, arm bands with the initials "PD" to denote their status.
Clerks; Communication; Office workers; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows the Information Section at Portland, Oregon Assembly Center with a sign that reads "Interpreters and General Information" in English and its equivalent in Japanese characters. The Information Section is staffed by...
Exercise equipment & supplies; Physical fitness; Relocation camps; Sporting goods; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Portland Assembly Center (Or.)
Photograph shows two young evacuees at "skin the cat" on exercising bars at Portland Assembly Center in Oregon.
Gardening; Gardening equipment & supplies; Gardens; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Fresno Assembly Center (Fresno, Calif.); Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a male evacuee hoeing in his garden at Fresno, California Assembly Center.
