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Japantown store prior to mass removal

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ddr-densho-151-325 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i151-00325)

Dorothea Lange Collection

Original caption: Florin, California. View on main street of this little agriculture town in the center of the strawberry and grape-producing area occupied mostly by residents of Japanese ancestry. Evacuation is due in two days of people of Japanese descent from this community.

11-May-42

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