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Child waiting to be taken to an incarceration camp during WWII, November 30, 1942
Order an ImageOn February 19, 1942, shortly after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and United States entry into WWII, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, calling for the exclusion of all civilians of Japanese descent from "designated military areas." More than 9,000 Japanese and Japanese American people living in the Pacific Northwest were forced into incarceration at camps in Idaho and California until 1945.
This image shows a young Japanese girl waiting with her family's belongings to be taken to an incarceration camp during World War II.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
This image shows a young Japanese girl waiting with her family's belongings to be taken to an incarceration camp during World War II.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.098.22.02
Date: 1942
Creator(s):
Siefert, Ben, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.098.23.02
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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