Guards; Relocation camps; Soldiers; Watch towers; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows guard on duty in watchtower at Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, California.
Contests; Relocation camps; Spectators; Watermelons; Competitive eating; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a group of evacuees in a watermelon eating contest at Santa Anita Assembly Center in California.
Camouflage (Military science); Nets; Weaving; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Evacuee weavers working in making camouflage nets at the Santa Anita, California Assembly Center.
Brides; Grooms (Weddings); Relocation camps; Wedding clothing & dress; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; Stockton Assembly Center (Calif.)
Photograph shows a groom carrying his bride across the threshold of their apartment at Stockton, California Assembly Center.
Brides; Grooms (Weddings); Relocation camps; Weddings; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a happy young couple of evacuees immediately after a ceremony with pastor looking on at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center, with cake and trimmings ready for the wedding reception.
Health care; Infants; Nurses; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a nurse at Santa Anita, California Assembly Centers, weighing a baby.
Assistance; Office workers; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows an evacuee consulting a staff adviser at the Fresno, California Assembly Center Welfare Office.
Art education; Arts & crafts; Painting; Relocation camps; Women; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a woman artist at work on a landscape scene at Tanforan, California Assembly Center.
Canneries; Women; Working class; Pear; Assembly-line methods
Women halving pears and removing their seeds in preparation for canning. Heavy duty gloves protect their hands from their sharp tools. They also wear aprons and caps over their street clothes. The workers stand at their stations along the assembly...
Athletes; Men; Relocation camps; Sports; Wrestlers; Wrestling; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows an American style wrestling match with two opponents and a referee at the Santa Anita Assembly Center in California.
Health care; Relocation camps; Radiographs; Radiography; Radiologists; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Pomona Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows technician in x-ray laboratory at Pomona, California Assembly Center.
