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Farmer closing his greenhouse prior to mass removal

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ddr-densho-151-128 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i151-00128)

Dorothea Lange Collection

Original caption: Mission San Jose, California. Ready to close the doors of greenhouse on strawberry truck farm in Santa Clara County. Evacuees of Japanese descent will be housed in War Relocation Authority center for the duration.

1942

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Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

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