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![[Policemen in classroom], National Photo Company, Washington DC](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvcG9saWNlbWVuLWluLWNsYXNzcm9vbS02NDAuanBn/320/256/jpg "[Policemen in classroom], National Photo Company, Washington DC")
![Roy Takano [i.e., Takeno] at town hall meeting, Manzanar Relocation Center, California](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvcm95LXRha2Fuby1pZS10YWtlbm8tYXQtdG93bi1oYWxsLW1lZXRpbmctbWFuemFuYXItcmVsb2NhdGlvbi1jZW50ZXItY2FsaWZvcm5pYS02NThhNWYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Roy Takano [i.e., Takeno] at town hall meeting, Manzanar Relocation Center, California")
![[Police in front of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzQvMDEvMDEvcG9saWNlLWluLWZyb250LW9mLXVzLWNhcGl0b2wtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Police in front of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Classroom scene in 1st Division school, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvY2xhc3Nyb29tLXNjZW5lLWluLTFzdC1kaXZpc2lvbi1zY2hvb2wtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Classroom scene in 1st Division school, Washington, D.C.]")
![[National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzQvMDEvMDEvbmF0aW9uYWwtY2F0aGVkcmFsLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtMS02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Group on steps of Congressional Office Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvZ3JvdXAtb24tc3RlcHMtb2YtY29uZ3Jlc3Npb25hbC1vZmZpY2UtYnVpbGRpbmctd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Group on steps of Congressional Office Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMjMvbmF0aW9uYWwtYWNhZGVteS1vZi1zY2llbmNlcy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTllNjU5YS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Group of school children in front of statue of George Washington, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvZ3JvdXAtb2Ytc2Nob29sLWNoaWxkcmVuLWluLWZyb250LW9mLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1nZW9yZ2Utd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi13YXNoaW5ndG9uLTJkYmRhNS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Group of school children in front of statue of George Washington, Washington, D.C.]")
