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Japanese Americans waiting for baggage inspection

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OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-151-226 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i151-00226)

PARENT COLLECTION

Dorothea Lange Collection

DESCRIPTION

Original caption: Turlock, California. These evacuees of Japanese ancestry have just arrived at this Assembly center and are awaiting the inspection of their baggage. They will then be assigned places in the barracks to remain until they are transferred to a War Relocation Authority center for the duration.

DATE

2-May-42

LOCATION

Turlock Assembly Center, California

OBJECT GENRE

Photographs

OBJECT FORMAT

Still Image

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CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

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