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| Title | Group of Japanese American men and women, probably at the Tule Lake Relocation Center, California, ca. 1942-1946 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1942-1946 |
| Notes | PH Coll 793.4 |
| Contextual Notes | The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 led to great fear within the United States. Residents along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. were particularly affected by this event and feared additional bombings. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which decreed that residents of Japanese ancestry be evacuated from their homes and relocated to inland locations. Executive Order 9066, and the resulting War Relocation Authority evacuated, relocated and interned 120,000 American citizens and permanent resident aliens who were of Japanese ancestry.
The Tule Lake Relocation Center in California (the likely location for these photographs) opened in 1942. It was quickly turned in to the camp for "disloyal" Japanese--those who answered "no" on the loyalty test. Because of this, Tule Lake was the longest running interment camp, remaining open until March 20, 1946. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Group portraits--California--Tulelake; Concentration camps--California--Tulelake |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Tule Lake Relocation Center |
| Concepts | World War II
Racism
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| Location Depicted | United States--California--Tulelake |
| Digital Collection | Society and Culture Collection
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| Order Number | SOC1129 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Japanese Internment Camp Photograph Collection. PH Coll 793 |
| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid for this collection see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/JapaneseInternmentPHColl793.xml |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9800XL at 300 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 6 and resized to 768x550 ppi. 2009. |
