Mass removal ("evacuation")

On March 2, 1942, Public Proclamation No. 1 began to appear on telephone poles and buildings. This was the first official notice Japanese Americans had of their immediate removal from the West Coast. The notices stated that they had six or seven days to prepare, and were to take only what they could carry. They were not told where they would be taken. People rushed to sell or store, in one week, property and belongings acquired over a lifetime. Some families tucked their valuables away in their attic or basement and locked the door, hoping to return soon. On the appointed "evacuation" day, thousands of Japanese Americans gathered at designated locations, with the numbered identification tags they had been issued tied to their coats. Watched by curious onlookers, they were met by armed soldiers and transported in buses, private cars, and trains to sixteen temporary "assembly centers" in California, Washington, Oregon and Arizona.

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doc Storage list for Mrs. Tsue (ddr-sbbt-2-76)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Mrs. Tsue, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 549.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-76/

doc Storage list for Buddhist Church property (ddr-sbbt-2-408)

A list of goods belonging to the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) stored in lot 3231.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-408/

doc Storage list for H. Kanemitsu (ddr-sbbt-2-82)

A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Kanemitsu, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 604.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-82/

doc Storage list for T. Ariyasue (ddr-sbbt-2-374)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Ariyasue, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 897.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-374/

doc Storage list for Deguchi (ddr-sbbt-2-397)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Deguchi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 920.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-397/

doc Storage list for Kikue Takahashi (ddr-sbbt-2-369)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Kikue Takahashi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 892.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-369/

doc Storage list for Sataru Tsunoda (ddr-sbbt-2-114)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Sataru Tsunoda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 636.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-114/

doc Storage list for Morishita (ddr-sbbt-2-324)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Morishita, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 847.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-324/

doc Storage list for Sakanashi (ddr-sbbt-2-192)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Sakanashi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 714.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-192/

doc Letter from Ayako Fujii to Yoshito Fujii (ddr-sbbt-2-9)

Ayako writes to her father that they are leaving Thursday for the Puyallup Assembly Center, but tells him not worry because they will be with her grandfather's family.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-9/

doc Storage list for J. Tachiyama (ddr-sbbt-2-339)

A check-in list for goods belonging to J. Tachiyama, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 862.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-339/

doc Storage list for Dr. and Mrs. Tateki Irive (ddr-sbbt-2-150)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Dr. and Mrs. Tateki Irive, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 672.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-150/

doc Storage list for Misao Nishimoto (ddr-sbbt-2-245)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Misao Nishimoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 767.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-245/

doc Storage list for George Yamamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-134)

A check-in list for goods belonging to George Yamamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 656.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-134/

doc Storage list for Sasuki Mori (ddr-sbbt-2-337)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Sasuki Mori, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 860.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-337/

doc Storage list for Y. Takahara (ddr-sbbt-2-131)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Takahara, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 653.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-131/

doc Storage list for Y. Tanabe (ddr-sbbt-2-204)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Tanabe, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 726.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-204/

doc Storage list for M. Date (ddr-sbbt-2-266)

A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Date, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 788.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-266/

doc Storage list for E. K. Matsuda (ddr-sbbt-2-326)

A check-in list for goods belonging to E. K. Matsuda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 849.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-326/

doc Storage list for Mantaro Yoneyama (ddr-sbbt-2-179)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Mantaro Yoneyama, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 701.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-179/

doc Storage list for B. Yoda (ddr-sbbt-2-50)

A check-in list for goods belonging to B. Yoda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 523.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-50/

doc Storage list for Izo Kojuma (ddr-sbbt-2-213)

An evacuee property report for goods belonging to Izo Kojuma, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to lot 735.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-213/

doc Storage list for Harada (ddr-sbbt-2-320)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Harada, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 843.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-320/

doc Storage list for Y. and K. Ishikawa (ddr-sbbt-2-382)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. and K. Ishikawa, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 905.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-382/

doc Storage list for Teiko Matsuoka (ddr-sbbt-2-61)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Teiko Matsuoka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 534.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-61/