IMAGE

Waiting for the Detention Centers

Japanese American family stands together with tags labeled “Mochida” on their clothes and bags.

Image 45.03.03

Description

During the spring and summer of 1942, Japanese Americans, like this family in Hayward, California, boarded buses and trains bound for government detention centers. They tied tags with their names and government-assigned family numbers onto their belongings and the clothing they wore.

Object ID

45.03.03

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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Lange, Dorothea

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Waiting for the Detention Centers

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May 8, 1942

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Photograph

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Hayward, California

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-39/?format=img

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Multimedia details

Creator

Lange, Dorothea

Date

1942-05-08

Location

Hayward, California

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpeg

Subject

World War II; Mass removal (“Evacuation”); “Evacuation Day”

MUMI Number

45.03.IMG.001

Creator

Lange, Dorothea

Date

1942-05-08

Location

Hayward, California

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpeg

Subject

World War II; Mass removal (“Evacuation”); “Evacuation Day”

MUMI Number

45.03.IMG.001

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