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Two men standing next to each other in front of a window. Office of War Information Photograph

Two men standing next to each other in front of a window. Office of Wa...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oakland, Calif. Apr. 1942. Members of the Japanese Independent congregational church attending Easter services prior to evacuation of persons of Japanese ancestry from certain West Coast areas, and housing in War relocation authority centers for the duration of the war

Oakland, Calif. Apr. 1942. Members of the Japanese Independent congreg...

Photo attributed to Dorothea Lange. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-71. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information... More

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942--Residents, of Japanese ancestry, appearing at the Civil control station for registration in response to the Army's exclusion order No. 20--The evacuees will be housed in War relocation authority centers for the duration

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942--Residents, of Japanese ancestry, app...

No. A-515. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nyssa, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. Japanese-Americans who do volunteer farm work and live at the camp signing the payroll. Volunteer work in connection with these people means paid work; they are guaranteed the standard local wage. They volunteered to leave the WCCA reception centers and WRA (War Relocation Authority) projects and come to the farming areas to work

Nyssa, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. Japanes...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Newton County, Missouri. Camp Crowder area. Numerous hotels, restaurants, and recreation centers for Army camp construction workers have sprung up along the highway

Newton County, Missouri. Camp Crowder area. Numerous hotels, restauran...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942 - residents of Japanese ancestry, in response to the US Army's Exclusion order No. 20, appearing at the Civil control station and being registered for housing in War relocation authority centers for the duration of the war

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942 - residents of Japanese ancestry, in ...

Photo attributed to Dorothea Lange. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and photo mount. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-517. Farm Security Administration and Office o... More

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942 - residents of Japanese ancestry registering for evacuation and housing, later, in War relocation authority centers for duration of the war

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942 - residents of Japanese ancestry regi...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and photo mount. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-572. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection (Librar... More

Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1942. A large sign reading "I am an American" placed in the window of a store, at 13th and Franklin streets, on December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor. The store was closed following orders to persons of Japanese descent to evacuate from certain West Coast areas. The owner, a University of California graduate, will be housed with hundreds of evacuees in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war

Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1942. A large sign reading "I am an American" pl...

Photograph shows the Wanto Co. store located at 401 - 403 Eighth and Franklin Streets in Oakland, California. The business was owned by the Matsuda family. Tatsuro Matsuda, a University of California graduate, ... More

Washington, D.C. Mrs. James M. Landis, chairman of club centers for war workers, at the Walsh Club, 1523 22nd Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. Mrs. James M. Landis, chairman of club centers for wa...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Department of Agriculture. War boards for display in small town post offices, community centers and other public buildings. The original, size 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches, is printed in yellow and black on white and is from a photograph by Carola Gregor who specializes in outdoor photography of children and youth. Copies of the poster may be obtained by writing to the War Manpower Commission, Washington, D.C.

War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Depar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mountain View, Calif., April 1942 - a grandmother and the youngest of 13 grandchildren photographed on a ranch in Santa Clara county before evacuees of Japanese ancestry were transferred to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war

Mountain View, Calif., April 1942 - a grandmother and the youngest of ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-532. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection (Library of Congress). ... More

Japanese relocation, California. All baggage is inspected before newcomers enter the Santa Anita Park Assembly Center at Arcadia, California, for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Evacuees are transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration

Japanese relocation, California. All baggage is inspected before newco...

Officer inspecting Japanese American woman's suitcase. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Transfer of the evacuees from the Assembly Centers to War Relocation Centers was conducted by the Army / Signal Corps U.S. Army.

Transfer of the evacuees from the Assembly Centers to War Relocation C...

Caption continues: Train lists were made up so that families would not be separated and in most instances groups associated by residence in pre-evacuation days were kept together. Here is a busy scene of famil... More

Washington, D.C. Preparing an advisory forecast at the U.S. Weather Bureau. Transmission of weather data by teletype to military and civilian war centers

Washington, D.C. Preparing an advisory forecast at the U.S. Weather Bu...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrels for the U.S. Army are machined and finished in a former automobile plant. First they are cut to size and then their centers located. After that, they go down long machining lines where they are finished by mass production methods. Never before has any manufacturer attempted to make gun barrels of this size on a mass production basis. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. 40 mm. anti-airc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Francisco, Calif., April 1942. A lunch hour scene at the Weill public school in the so-called international section. Many children of Japanese ancestry like the boy shown here with his Caucasian chum, were evacuated with their parents from this neighborhood, to go to the War relocation authority centers for the duration of the war

San Francisco, Calif., April 1942. A lunch hour scene at the Weill pub...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Title transcribed from photo mount. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-72. Farm Security Administration an... More

Washington, D.C. Preparing an advisory forecast at the U.S. Weather Bureau. Weather forecasts data are put on coding tape to transmission to various centers for dissemination and use in war activities

Washington, D.C. Preparing an advisory forecast at the U.S. Weather Bu...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Other evacuees were transported from their residence areas to assembly centers by train / Signal Corps U.S. Army.

Other evacuees were transported from their residence areas to assembly...

Photograph shows a group of evacuees assembled at a Los Angeles railroad station waiting to board train for Santa Anita Assembly Center. Title and caption from item. Blind stamped: Signal Corps U.S. Army. Signa... More

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942 - evacuees of Japanese descent being inoculated as they registered for evacuation, and assignment, later, to war relocation authority centers for the duration of the war

San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942 - evacuees of Japanese descent being ...

Men and women in line being inoculated by nurse. Photograph attributed to Dorothea Lange. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. J7647. No. A-503. Forms part of: Farm Security Administration and Office... More

Civilian defense. War Emergency Radio Service. This home-made War Emergency Radio Service transmitter-receiver was constructed by Civilian Defense radio volunteers from parts of old home radio sets. It is used to keep protection units in the field in constant touch with each other and with their control centers

Civilian defense. War Emergency Radio Service. This home-made War Emer...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco, Calif., April 1942. First-graders, some of Japanese ancestry, at the Weill public school pledging allegience to the United States flag. The evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War relocation authority centers for the duration of the war

San Francisco, Calif., April 1942. First-graders, some of Japanese anc...

Relocation of Japanese-Americans. Calif. Photo attributed to Dorothea Lange. Title and other information transcribed from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Title transcribed from photo mount. Photograph ... More

Production. B-25 bomber. Terminals are attached to the panel of an electrical junction box for a B-25 bomber. Part of the complicated electrical wiring system centers in this box. The Western plant in which this warship of the air is built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bomber. Terminals are attached to the panel of an ele...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Pedro, Calif. Apr. 1942--Residents of Japanese ancestry being moved from Los Angeles harbor before their eventual resettlement in war relocation authority centers

San Pedro, Calif. Apr. 1942--Residents of Japanese ancestry being move...

Women and children in back of truck. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection (Library of Congress). US War Relocation Authority. No. B-28.

San Francisco, Calif., June 1942 - An early comer, part of the first contingent of 664 residents of Japanese ancestry to be evacuated from San Francisco, later to be housed in war relocation authority centers for the duration

San Francisco, Calif., June 1942 - An early comer, part of the first c...

Japanese American boy seated, full-length, on duffel bag, facing right. U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-84. Forms part of: Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection (Library of Congress).

Washington, D.C. Miss Dorothea Erenreich, chairman of publicity for the Walsh Club for war workers, chatting with Mrs. James M. Landis, chairman of club centers for war workers, at a kitchen shower at the Walsh Club

Washington, D.C. Miss Dorothea Erenreich, chairman of publicity for th...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Los Angeles County, California. The evacuation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans from West coast areas under United States Army war emergency order. Race tracks, fairgrounds and rodeo grounds have been utilized throughout the state for reception centers for these Japanese

Los Angeles County, California. The evacuation of Japanese and Japanes...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

San Francisco, Calif., April 1942. Children at the Weill public school for the so-called international settlement and including many Japanese-Americans, saluting the flag. They include evacuees of Japanese descent who will be housed in War relocation authority centers for the duration

San Francisco, Calif., April 1942. Children at the Weill public school...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Title transcribed from photo mount. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. Farm Security Administration and Office o... More

Washington, D.C. Preparing an advisory forecast at the U.S. Weather Bureau. Weather forecasts and advices are coded for transmission to military and civilian centers for war activity

Washington, D.C. Preparing an advisory forecast at the U.S. Weather Bu...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

San Francisco, Calif. Apr. 1942. Early comers, part of the first contingent of 664 residents of Japanese ancestry to be evacuated from San Francisco, who will later be housed in War relocation authority centers for the duration of the war

San Francisco, Calif. Apr. 1942. Early comers, part of the first conti...

Photo attributed to Dorothea Lange. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-83. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information... More

Nyssa, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. Japanese-Americans who do volunteer farm work and live at the camp signing the payroll. Volunteer work in connection with these people means paid work; they are guaranteed the standard local wage. They volunteered to leave the WCCA reception centers and WRA (War Relocation Authority) projects and come to the farming areas to work

Nyssa, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. Japanes...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Civilian defense. War Emergency Radio Service. This home-made War Emergency Radio Service transmitter-receiver was constructed by Civilian Defense radio volunteers from parts of old home radio sets. It is used to keep protection units in the field in constant touch with each other and with their control centers

Civilian defense. War Emergency Radio Service. This home-made War Emer...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco, Calif. Apr. 1942. Part of the contingent [of] 664 residents of Japanese ancestry, first to be evacuated from San Francisco, under the US Army exclusion order No. 20, who will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war

San Francisco, Calif. Apr. 1942. Part of the contingent [of] 664 resid...

Photo attributed to Dorothea Lange. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-85. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information... More

War nursery schools. Scranton, Pennsylvania.These youngsters may not be able to sing an aria but they are having a good time in a war nursery school in Scranton, which is one of four in this community. Child care centers meet a critical need for supervised care of children of mothers employed in war work

War nursery schools. Scranton, Pennsylvania.These youngsters may not b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.