Construction of Accommodations for Japanese Americans 1942

This vintage image depicts construction work on accommodations for Japanese Americans at the Santa Anita reception center in Los Angeles County California. Taken in April 1942 it documents the evacuation of Japanese and Japanese Americans from the West Coast due to a U.S. Army war emergency order and reflects a crucial time in American history.

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