IMAGE

Laborers at the Tule Lake Agricultural Field

Tule Lake male inmates labor in the barren agricultural fields under a blue sky.

Image 45.01.08b, 45.03.07a

Description

Given wartime food rationing and labor shortages, Japanese Americans, like these Tule Lake inmates, labored in nearby agricultural fields to raise crops to feed themselves.

Object ID

45.01.08b, 45.03.07a

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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Lee, Russell

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Laborers at the Tule Lake Agricultural Field

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c. 1942 – 1943

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Photograph

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Newell, California, United States

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https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?pg=278254&id=1FE907E6-155D-4519-3E7703B4FC4224AB&gid=1FE907A8-155D-4519-3E1E3AE5BE704AAC

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Multimedia details

Creator

Lee, Russell

Publisher

Library of Congress

Date

c. 1942 – 1943

Location

Newell, California, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Concentration camp; Segregation and Tule Lake; Living conditions

Source

National Parks Service

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

45.01.IMG.017

Creator

Lee, Russell

Publisher

Library of Congress

Date

c. 1942 – 1943

Location

Newell, California, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Concentration camp; Segregation and Tule Lake; Living conditions

Source

National Parks Service

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

45.01.IMG.017

No Known Copyright

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