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 R. Kato (ddr-sbbt-2-250)

A check-in list for goods belonging to R. Kato, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 772.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-250/

doc Storage list for S. Omote (ddr-sbbt-2-178)

A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Omote, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 700.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-178/

doc Storage list for Iwajaro Tsuji (ddr-sbbt-2-139)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Iwajaro Tsuji, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 661.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-139/

doc Storage list for Yamasaki (ddr-sbbt-2-270)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Yamasaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 792.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-270/

doc Storage list for S. Kuromiya (ddr-sbbt-2-293)

A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Kuromiya, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 815.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-293/

doc Letter from Midori Fujii to Yoshito Fujii (ddr-sbbt-2-5)

Midori writes to her father sending him love for his birthday and updating him on the family's preparations for mass removal.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-5/

doc Storage list for C. Sunohara (ddr-sbbt-2-261)

A check-in list for goods belonging to C. Sunohara, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 783.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-261/

doc Storage list for E. Tanaka (ddr-sbbt-2-265)

A check-in list for goods belonging to E. Tanaka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 787.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-265/

doc Storage list for Mantaro Yoneyama (ddr-sbbt-2-59)

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 532.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-59/

doc Storage list for K. Ishikawa (ddr-sbbt-2-118)

A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Ishikawa, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 640.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-118/

doc Storage list for Nobuye Shimizu (ddr-sbbt-2-221)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Nobuye Shimizu, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 743.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-221/

doc Storage list for Hikotaro and Kitsua Nakano (ddr-sbbt-2-75)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Hikotaro and Kitsua Nakano, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 548.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-75/

doc Storage list for Kaku Nakano (ddr-sbbt-2-42)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Kaku Nakano, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 514.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-42/

doc Storage list for Karoku Okada (ddr-sbbt-2-141)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Karoku Okada, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 663.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-141/

doc Storage list for Murao (ddr-sbbt-2-151)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Murao, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 673.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-151/

doc Storage list for Buddhist Church property (ddr-sbbt-2-409)

A list of goods belonging to the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) stored in lot 3868.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-409/

doc Storage list for Y. Doi (ddr-sbbt-2-71)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Doi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 5144.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-71/

doc Storage list for Parteno (ddr-sbbt-2-177)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Parteno, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 699.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-177/

doc Storage list for T. Y. Morita (ddr-sbbt-2-95)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Y. Morita, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 617.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-95/

doc Storage list K. Watanabe (ddr-sbbt-2-48)

A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Watanabe, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 521.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-48/

doc Storage list for H. Suzaka (ddr-sbbt-2-313)

A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Suzaka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 836.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-313/

doc Storage list for M. Tokumasu (ddr-sbbt-2-64)

A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Tokumasu, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 537.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-64/

doc Storage list for Mrs. A. Ishida (ddr-sbbt-2-116)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Mrs. A. Ishida, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 638.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-116/

doc Storage list for N. and K. Isomura (ddr-sbbt-2-81)

A check-in list for goods belonging to N. and K. Isomura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 603.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-81/

doc Storage list for Y. Kanemoto (ddr-sbbt-2-307)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Kanemoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 829.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-307/