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Copyright JANm
photograph
Copyright JANm
Copyright JANm

photograph

Date1942
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Susan K. Mochizuki and Ann K. Uyeda
Object number2006.133.21
Description1 photographic print: b&w; 3-1/2x6" snapshot photo of 8 Japanese American evacuees posing for photo. 3 women are in the jeep while 2 women and 3 men are standing behind the vehicle. The photo was taken of the group waiting to board a train at the old Santa Fe Depot in Boyle Heights on May 29, 1942 for Poston, AZ. All are wearing suits with ties or dresses with coats and smiling.

Caption on back: "All 8 of us! May 29, 1942. Last entrainment of Japanese to Poston."

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