Arrival at the Puyallup Assembly Center
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-36-32 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i36-00032)
PARENT COLLECTION
Museum of History & Industry Collection
DESCRIPTION
The Puyallup Assembly Center, which many camp inmates called "Camp Harmony," was on the site of the annual Western Washington Fair. The center was constructed in only seventeen days. Barracks were erected in converted livestock stalls near the parking lots and under the grandstand. Japanese Americans remained at the fairgrounds from April 28 to September 23,1942, before moving to permanent camps.
DATE
1942
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
FACILITY
CREATORS
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Museum of History & Industry
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection (number PI-86.5, Puyallup-Japanese Colony), Museum of History & Industry
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted