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Photographs of Japanese and Japanese American incarcerees at the Poston Relocation Center, Arizona
Title
Photographs of Japanese and Japanese American incarcerees at the Poston Relocation Center, Arizona.
Published
1944-1945.
Physical Description
5 photographic prints : b & w ; 20.5 x 26 cm and smaller.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Provenance
Purchased from Robert McDearmon on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2009.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
The United States declared war on Japan in 1941 following an attack by Japan on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Under authority granted by Executive Order 9066, issued in February 1942, the federal government incarcerated over 120,000 people of Japanese descent in American concentration camps.
The Poston Relocation Center, Arizona, was the largest American concentration camp operated by the United States War Relocation Authority during World War II.
Summary
Exterior group portraits of Japanese and Japanese American incarcerees at the Poston Relocation Center concentration camp, Arizona, 1944-1945. A group portrait created by Shigemi "Frank" Izuo shows a large group of unidentified incarcerated children, women, and men. Portraits by unidentified photographers include groups of chiefly female students in flower making courses instructed by "Mrs. Sakurai" in 1944 and 1945, and a sewing class instructed by "Mrs. Nakai" in 1945.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 22, 2013
References
Photographs of Japanese and Japanese American Incarcerees at the Poston Relocation Center, Arizona. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Photographs of Japanese and Japanese American Incarcerees at the Poston Relocation Center, Arizona. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photographic prints.
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This record was edited in 2021 as part of ongoing revision of outdated or harmful language in cataloging. Previous versions of this catalog record may be available. For more information, contact the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 2021-07-01
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