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 T. Makino (ddr-sbbt-2-143)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Makino, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 665.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-143/

doc Storage list for Kumata (ddr-sbbt-2-248)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Kumata, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 770.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-248/

doc Storage list for Elsie H. Nomura (ddr-sbbt-2-133)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Elsie H. Nomura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 655.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-133/

doc Storage list for Sataru Nomura (ddr-sbbt-2-93)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Sataru Nomura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 615.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-93/

doc Storage list for B. Y. Kawamura (ddr-sbbt-2-359)

A check-in list for goods belonging to B. Y. Kawamura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 882.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-359/

doc Storage list for Sedano Mizuta (ddr-sbbt-2-220)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Sedano Mizuta, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 742.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-220/

doc Storage list for Miyake (ddr-sbbt-2-276)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Miyake, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 798.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-276/

doc Storage list for Kojima Tomata (ddr-sbbt-2-361)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Kojima Tomata, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 884.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-361/

doc Storage list for N. H. and T. Tsutumi (ddr-sbbt-2-284)

A check-in list for goods belonging to N. H. and T. Tsutumi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 806.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-284/

doc Storage list for Hitsu Kadoshima (ddr-sbbt-2-295)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Hitsu Kadoshima, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 817.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-295/

doc Storage list for Sadahei Yamagishi (ddr-sbbt-2-243)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Sadahei Yamagishi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 765.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-243/

doc Storage list for Yoshitsugo G. Nomura (ddr-sbbt-2-55)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Yoshitsugo G. Nomura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 528.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-55/

doc Storage list for J. S. Nomura (ddr-sbbt-2-300)

A check-in list for goods belonging to J. S. Nomura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 822.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-300/

doc Storage list for Buddhist Church property (ddr-sbbt-2-410)

A list of goods belonging to the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) stored in lot 3875.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-410/

doc Storage list for several families (ddr-sbbt-2-406)

A check-in list for goods belonging to several families, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 931.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-406/

doc Storage list for W. Okamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-62)

A check-in list for goods belonging to W. Okamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 535.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-62/

doc Storage list for G. Oye (ddr-sbbt-2-200)

A check-in list for goods belonging to G. Oye, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 722.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-200/

doc Storage list for Y. Oba (ddr-sbbt-2-91)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Oba, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 613.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-91/

doc Storage list for lot 530 (ddr-sbbt-2-57)

A check-in list for goods moved from room 14 in the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 530.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-57/

doc Storage list for A. M. Sohuma (ddr-sbbt-2-56)

A check-in list for goods belonging to A. M. Sohuma, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 529.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-56/

doc Storage list for Mr. K. Ninomiya (ddr-sbbt-2-77)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Mr. K. Ninomiya, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 550.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-77/

doc Storage list for M. Kono (ddr-sbbt-2-107)

A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Kono, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 629.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-107/

doc Storage list for Y. Higo (ddr-sbbt-2-247)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Higo, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 769.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-247/

doc Storage list for K. Yuki (ddr-sbbt-2-383)

A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Yuki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 906.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-383/

doc Storage list for kitchen items (ddr-sbbt-2-391)

A check-in list for extra kitchen items belonging to multiple individuals, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 914.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-391/