Man stacking confiscated radios

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OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-36-31 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i36-00031)

PARENT COLLECTION

Museum of History & Industry Collection

DESCRIPTION

Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were ordered by government officials to surrender their cameras and radios, ostensibly to prevent their use in treasonable activities. It is important to note that there are no documented cases of Japanese Americans taking part in such activities.

DATE

1942

LOCATION

Seattle, Washington

OBJECT GENRE

Photographs

OBJECT FORMAT

Still Image

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CONTRIBUTOR

Museum of History & Industry

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection (number PI-28032), Museum of History & Industry

RIGHTS

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