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Series Descriptions
Series 1: Colorado River Relocation Center (Poston, Arizona), 1942-1945 (bulk 1942-43).
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Series 2: Gila River Relocation Center (Rivers, Arizona), 1942-1944 (bulk 1942-43).
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Series 3: Granada Relocation Center (Amache, Colorado), 1942-1945 (bulk 1942-43).
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Series 4: Central Utah Relocation Center (Topaz, Utah), 1942-1945 (bulk 1942-43).
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Series 5: Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Heart Mountain, Wyoming), 1942-1945 (bulk 1943-44).
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Series 6: Jerome Relocation Center (Denson, Arkansas), 1942-1944.
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Series 7: Beet Workers (Near Milliken, Johnstown, Keensburg and Prospect), 1942.
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Series 8: Manzanar Relocation Center (Manzanar, California), 1942-1943.
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Series 9: Minidoka Relocation Center (Hunt, Idaho), 1942-1943.
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Series 10: Rohwer Relocation Center (McGehee, Arkansas), 1942-1944 (bulk 1942-43).
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Series 11: Tule Lake Relocation Center (Newell, California), 1942-1945 (bulk 1942-43).
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Series 12-13: Relocating Evacuees. Various cities and states, 1942-1945.
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Series 14: Pre-evacuation, 1942.
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Series 15: Assembly Center and Segregation, 1942-1943.
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Series 16: Resettlement, 1943-1945 (bulk 1945).
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Series 17: Miscellaneous and Unidentified, n.d.
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Series 18: Slides, ca. 1942-1945.
Sub-series 1: Illustrations for the WRA lecture "The Wrong Ancestors," June 1943.
Sub-series 2: Granada Relocation Center. Amache, Colorado, ca. 1942-1944.
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Sub-series 3: Extra slides from Granada, 1942-1944.
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Sub-series 4: Central Utah Project. Topaz, Utah, 1945.
Container Listing
Series 1: Colorado River Relocation Center (Poston, AZ)
Parker [Poston], Ariz.--View of partially developed site of War Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry
on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker [Poston], Ariz.--Rolls of roofing paper used in the construction of the War Relocation Authority center located on
the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.--Highway leading to War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on Colorado River Indian
Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/9/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River Valley west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 6/17/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial view of Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial view. Colorado River west of town of Parker, Arizona.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Site 1. Crowd around Alice Maeda signing for WRA Work Corps.
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Unloading lumber with bulldozer in the construction of barracks for evacuees of Japanese ancestry
who will spend the duration in War Relocation Authority centers.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/30/42
Military sentry keeping civilians away from mess hall at Poston 1.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Site No. 1. Larry Orida at the hospital being constructed at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/12/42
Site No. 1 Larry Orida watches erection of the hospital at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/12/42
Unloading baggage belonging to evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Caucasian construction employees assist evacuees in getting
their belongings from the bus at the relocation center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Site No. 1. Caucasian employees assist evacuees with the unloading of their baggage from the bus which has just arrived at
the relocation center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Site No. 1. Construction employees aided evacuees unload their baggage as they arrived at the relocation center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Geo. Kith [George Kita], evacuee at this War Relocation Authority center, and Norris James, WRA official, at
the microphone.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Florence Mori, evacuee of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center, taking part in this CBS
broadcast. Chet Huntley of the CBS is directing the program.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Florence Mori, evacuee of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center, with Mr. Huntley of the
CBS in a nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Announcer Chet Huntley of the CBS interviewing Ellis Georgia, WRA area engineer, in a nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Announcer Chet Huntley of the CBS interviewing Ellis Georgia, WRA area engineer, in a nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--George Kita (left) and Norris James, WRA official, in an interview at this War Relocation Authority center
during a CBS nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
George Kita, evacuee of Japanese ancestry, and Norris James, WRA official, in an interview at this relocation center during
a CBS nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Mrs. Lyle Kurisaki, evacuee of Japanese ancestry, and Norris James, WRA official, in an interview at this War
Relocation Authority center during a CBS nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Mrs. Lyle Kurisaki, evacuee of Japanese ancestry, and Norris James, WRA official, in an interview at this War
Relocation Authority center during a CBS nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Kay Nishimura, evacuee of Japanese ancestry, and Chet Huntley (right), CBS announcer, in an interview at this
War Relocation Authority center during a nationwide hookup.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.-- Site No. 1. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center. Some ice has been found
in a thermos and is used.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/?/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are given a preliminary medical examination upon arrival at this War Relocation
Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are given a preliminary medical examination upon arrival at this War Relocation
Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.-- Site No. 1. Evacuee firemen getting drinks at this War Relocation Authority center. Frank Shibata (right).
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuee firechief, Tom Nishimura, discusses Army type fire extinguisher with his staff at this War Relocation
Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Army type fire extinguishers are being examined by evacuees Eiichi Omori and George Nakamura at this War Relocation Authority
center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuee fire truck crew prepare for eventualities at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuee fire truck crew prepare for eventualities at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Members of the police department carving clubs at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry. (L to R) standing: Chief Kiyoshi Shigekawa; Toshio Ikeda and Hitoshi Nitta.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Members of the police department carving clubs at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry. (L to R) standing: Chief Kiyoshi Shigekawa; Toshio Ikeda and Hitoshi Nitta.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Members of the police department carving clubs at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry. (L to R) standing: Chief Kiyoshi Shigekawa; Toshio Ikeda and Hitoshi Nitta.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Members of the police department carving clubs at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry. (L to R) standing: Chief Kiyoshi Shigekawa; Toshio Ikeda and Hitoshi Nitta.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Members of the police department carving clubs at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry. (L to R) standing: Chief Kiyoshi Shigekawa; Tochio Ikeda and Hitoshi Nitta.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Police Chief Kiyoshi Shigekawa painting sign on first police station at this War Relocation Authority center
for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Tom Nishemarv [Nishimura?] and Tom Enomoto inspecting tractors which have been received at this War Relocation
Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--This bus, bringing evacuees of Japanese ancestry to the Colorado River War Relocation Authority center has
become sand-bound near its destination.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--The bus in the foreground is stuck in the sand while on its way to the Colorado River War Relocation Authority
center bringing evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--This bus, bringing evacuees of Japanese ancestry to the Colorado River War Relocation Authority center, has
become sand-bound near its destination.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--Little evacuee playing in the desert sand at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/27/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Arrival of evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Filling straw ticks for mattresses at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/28/42
Poston, Ariz.--Filling straw ticks for mattresses at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/21/42
Site 1. Filling straw ticks.
Poston, Arizona. 6/?/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling straw ticks for mattresses upon arrival at this War Relocation Authority
center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/21/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling straw ticks for mattresses after arrival at this War Relocation Authority
center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/21/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling straw ticks for mattresses after arrival at this War Relocation Authority
center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/23/42
Poston, Ariz.-- Most of the hauling is being done by old CCC trucks at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of
Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/14/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 2. Ditch-digger at work.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/22/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 2. Ditch-digger at work. Part of crew hired in building up this War Relocation Authority center for
evacuees of Japanese ancestry. They are paid 87-1/2 cents an hour by the construction company.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/22/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Radio Service.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Radio Service.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site #3. Burning brush to clear more land for the enlarging of this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees
of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/1/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site #3. Burning brush to clear more land for the enlarging of this War Relocation Authority center for evacues
of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/1/42
Poston, Ariz.--Bulldozer clearing brush for Site No. 3 at the Colorado River War Relocation Authority center for evacuees
of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/1/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Sawing celotex for the construction of barracks for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation
Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/28/42
Poston, Ariz.--Apache Indians are assisting in the unloading of beds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation
Authority center which is located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/29/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--Unloading beds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center which is
located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/29/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1) Apache Indians assist in the unloading of beds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation
Authority center which is located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/29/42
Poston, Ariz.(Site #1)--Apache Indians assist in the unloading of beds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation
Authority center which is located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/29/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--CCC telephone crew building telephone lines from Parker, Ariz., to this War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/42
CCC telephone crew building telephone communications from Parker, Arizona, to the relocation center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--CCC telephone crew building telephone communications from Parker, Ariz., to this War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--Jim Morikawa sprinkling to settle the dust at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of
Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
(Site No. 1) --Jim Morikawa sprinkling in an attempt to settle the dust at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees
of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--Jim Morikawa sprinkling in an attempt to settle the dust at this War Relocation Authority center
for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Evacuees are brought in by car and truck from the train to this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry spending their first day at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry spending their first day at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Interior view of barrack construction at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/8/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Sawing celotex which is used in the construction of barracks for evacuees of Japanese ancestry
at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/28/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are being registered upon arrival at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry signing up for the WRA Work Corps.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Arrival of young evacuee cripple of Japanese ancestry by ambulance to this War Relocation Authority
center. A doctor is in attendance.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/17/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 1. Evacuee of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center cleaning up the grounds around
the Administration building.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/20/42
Poston, Ariz.--Preliminary medical examinations are made upon arrival of evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Preliminary medical examinations are made by Registered Nurse Hosmer upon arrival of evacuees of Japanese ancestry
at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)--This evacuee is fortified with an umbrella for protection from the sun, and high-top boots for strolling
through the dusty streets at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/9/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 2--Leveling the streets with tractors at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site No. 2. High tension poles being installed at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #2)--High tension poles being installed at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Living quarters of evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center, as seen from the top water tower
facing southwest.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Poston, Ariz., (Site No. 2)--Living quarters of evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center as seen
from water tower.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #3)-- Barracks in Site 3 are nearing completion at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees
of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site No. 1) Mosaru Oshio with his children on the steps of his barrack home at this War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site No. 2)--Barracks C at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site #1)--Barrack building typical of those at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry. Note the double roof construction for protection against the elements.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/1/42
Parker, Ariz.-- Henry Welsh, Mojave Indian and chairman of the tribal council on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, which
is site of a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.-- Henry Welsh, Mojave Indian and chairman of the tribal council on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, which
is site of a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.-- The land is plentiful. But the water is scarce. Irrigation canals, such as that shown (above) on the Colorado
River Indian Reservation, will be constructed to bring more water from the Colorado River to land to be occupied by evacuees
of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on the reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.-- The land is plentiful. But the water is scarce. Irrigation canals, such as that shown (above) on the Colorado
River Indian Reservation, will be constructed to bring more water from the Colorado River to land to be occupied by evacuees
of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on the reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.--View of partially developed site of War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the
Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker, Ariz.--Colorado River water, combined through irrigation with dry desert land, produces green alfalfa such as that
shown in this field on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, site of a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.--Indian Service offices, surrounded by lawn and greenery amid the desert, on Colorado River Indian Reservation,
site of War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.--View of main street in Parker. Near this desert town, the War Relocation Authority will maintain a center for
evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker, Ariz.--View of main street in Parker. Near this desert town, the War Relocation Authority will maintain a center for
evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker, Ariz.--Unloading lumber for construction of War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on Colorado
River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker, Ariz.--Thousands of concrete foundation blocks were cast for foundations of new living quarters for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/10/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Parker, Ariz.--Constructing quarters for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on Colorado River
Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.--Constructing quarters for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on Colorado River
Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/10/42
Parker, Ariz.--Lieutenant Commander Ralph B. Snavely of the U.S. Public Health Service watches well-digger bore for fresh
water at War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker, Ariz.--A ditch-digging machine excavates for water pipes and for sewer lines at War Relocation Authority center for
evacues of Japanese ancestry on Colorado River Indian Reservation. Heavy shoring is needed to keep the desert soil from slipping
back into the ditch.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker, Ariz.--View of quarters under construction for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on
Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/9/42
Parker, Ariz.--View of quarters under construction for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on
Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Parker, Arizona. 4/9/42
Aerial shot. Colorado River west of Poston.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial view of town of Parker, Arizona.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial shot. Camp #3 site 3.
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Contractor's superintendent Newell with announcer Chet Huntley, CBS Strange Ports of Call.
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Evacuees unloading their baggage.
Poston, Arizona. 5/12/42
Arrival of Japanese. Loading baggage for delivery to homes.
Poston, Arizona. 5/12/42
Site 3. Building erection.
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Arrival of Japanese.
Poston, Arizona. 5/23/42
Site 1. Camp #1 facing S.E.
Poston, Arizona. 4/24/42
Poston, Ariz.-- View of quarters under construction for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on
Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/9/42
Poston, Ariz.-- View of quarters under construction for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at War Relocation Authority center on
Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/9/42
Poston, Ariz.--Mrs. Ruby Snyder, Chemehuevi Indian, states: I hear that the Japanese are wonderful farmers. I would like to
go down to see how they grow things. Undeveloped desert land will be irrigated for growing crops in the War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Ben Butler, a Mojave and the most successful farmer on the Colorado River Indian Reservation. Farmers and gardeners
among the evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be given opportunity to follow their callings at War Relocation Authority center
on the reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Mrs. Ruby Snyder, Chemehuevi Indian, states: I hear that the Japanese are wonderful farmers. I would like to
go down to see how they grow things. Undeveloped desert land will be irrigated for growing crops in the War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Sheriff Jim Washum of Parker. A War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry is situated
on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, near Parker.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/9/42
Poston, Ariz.--Henry Chappo, Chemehuevi Indian. Colorado River Indian Reservation is site of one of War Relocation Authority
centers for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Henry Chappo, Chemehuevi Indian. Colorado River Indian Reservation is site of one of War Relocation Authority
centers for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona. 4/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--Thousands of concrete blocks were cast for foundations of new living quarters for evacues of Japanese ancestry
at this War Relocation Authority Center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/30/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site No. 1)--Partially completed building showing the double roof construction for hot weather protection at
this War Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/9/42
Aerial view of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry evacuated from the West Coast.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial view of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry evacuated from the West Coast.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial view of Colorado River reservation, location of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry evacuated
from the West Coast.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Aerial view of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry evacuated from the West Coast.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/25/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #3)--Workmen getting drinks after record breaking erection of 16 buildings in 22 minutes at this War
Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz.--Kay Nishimura with Announcer Chet Huntley of CBS in a nationwide broadcast at this War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--Wade Head, project director, with Announcer Chet Huntley of CBS in a nationwide hookup at this War Relocation
Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Poston, Arizona.
Poston, Ariz.--Wade Head, project director, with Announcer Chet Huntley of CBS in a nationwide hookup at this War Relocation
Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona.
Poston, Ariz.--(Site No. 1)- Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are locating their baggage upon arrival at this War Relocation
Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/17/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry register upon arrival at War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend
the duration.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/28/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site No. 1)--Baggage belonging to evacuees of Japanese ancestry is delivered to their barracks upon arrival
at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/12/42
Arrival of persons of Japanese ancestry at the Colorado River Relocation Center, Camp 1.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/20/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry arriving at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site No. 1) Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are given a preliminary medical examination upon arrival at War
Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/21/42
Poston, Arizona--Construction of buildings for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority Center. Foreman
Nig Jones timed the erection of 16 buildings in 22 minutes.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz.--Side of barracks being set in place in the construction of housing for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this
War Relocation Authority Center. Foreman Kirby is seen directing the record-breaking work of 16 buildings in 22 minutes.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site No. 3)--Barrack-living quarters being constructed for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation
Authority Center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site # 3)--Barracks under construction at this War Relocation Authority center where evacuees of Japanese
ancestry are spending the duration.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz.--Barracks under construction at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Site
No. 3.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site No. 3)--Construction of living quarters for evacuees of Japanese ancestry is in full progress at this
War Relocation Authority Center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz. (Site No. 3)--Showing construction of living quarters for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation
Authority Center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/19/42
Poston, Ariz.--Arrival of evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center. This is an important event
as friends and families are reunited.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/11/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site 1)--Safe arrives for the post office at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/11/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry register at War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/22/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese [ancestry] registering at this War Relocation Authority. The sign explains features of
WRA work corps.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/22/42
Poston, Ariz.-- (Site No. 1) Filling straw ticks for mattresses upon arrival at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees
of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/24/42
Poston, Ariz.--Unloading baggage of evacuees of Japanese ancestry upon arrival at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/17/42
Poston, Ariz.--Sewer trench being dug by ditch digger at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/14/42
Poston, Ariz.--Arrival of evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/23/42
Poston, Ariz.--Buses bringing evacuees of Japanese ancestry to this War Relocation Authority center to spend the duration.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/23/42
Poston, Ariz.--Installing fire hydrants at this War Relocation authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/21/42
Poston, Ariz.--First sick man at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. (L to R) Head doctor,
Leo Schnur, and evacuee doctor, Dr. S. Watoke.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)--Light poles and wiring for electric lighting are being installed at this War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/6/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)--Electric lighting is being installed at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/6/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)--Light poles and wiring for electric lighting are being installed at this War Relocation Authority
center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/6/42
Poston, Ariz.--These little buildings are for the use of construction employees.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Poston, Ariz.--Construction of out-buildings for construction employees.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Poston, Arizona--Loading lumber for use in the construction of living quarters for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at the Colorado
River War Relocation Authority Center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/26/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)--Unloading roofing paper to be used in the construction of barracks at the Colorado River War Relocation
Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/24/42
Poston, Ariz.--Baggage is inspected for contraband upon arrival at War Relocation Authority centers where evacuees of Japanese
ancestry are spending the duration.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/11/42
Poston, Ariz.--Site #1--Typical shower facilities at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1) Young evacuee mother of Japanese ancestry arrives with her young baby at this War Relocation Authority
center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)--Scrap lumber which will be put to many uses by evacuees of Japanese ancestry upon their arrival.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/9/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1) Organizing first office force consisting of evacuee girls.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Arizona --Roofing material which will be used in the construction of living quarters for evacuees of Japanese ancestry
at the Colorado River War Relocation center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/24/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)--Alice Maeda signs up the Shiomichi family at the intake center for the War Relocation Authority
Work Corps. (L to R) Toke Shiomichi, Alice Maeda, Joe and Edna Shiomichi, Mrs. Shiomichi.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/14/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1) Signing up for WRA Work Corps.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1)-- Shigekawa family from Anaheim, Washington, among the first registrants.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
Poston, Ariz.--(Site #1) Office force being organized at Intake Center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/10/42
A scene in block 19, which is ingeniously landscaped by evacuee residents.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 12/31/42
Landscaping done by evacuee residents of Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 12/31/42
Landscaping done by evacuee residents of Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 12/31/42
Landscaping done by evacuee residents of Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 12/31/42
Landscaping done by evacuee residents of Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 12/31/42
New Year's Fair marble champ. Jerry Osumi, 11. Present occupation: student. Former occupation: student. Former residence:
Sacramento, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Jerry Osumi, 11, was formerly a student in Sacramento, California. He is, at present, a student at the center. New Year's
Fair marble champ.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Norris James with a Whitlock flat-bed printing press, which is owned by the staff of the Poston Daily Chronicle.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. This symbol and the words Progress Thru Unity were adopted by the fair committee as the official insignia
of the New Year's Fair, which was held in Camp No. 2.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. Crowds entering educational exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. Crowds entering agricultural exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. Crowds entering the agricultural exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. Crowds entering agricultural exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. Crowds entering agricultural exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Press Club building. This structure was erected by members of the Poston Daily Chronicle. It was made from materials and adobe
which was made by staff members.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
School buildings. These school buildings are being erected by evacuee laborers. The structures will be of adobe which is made
in the local evacuee operated adobe factory.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
School buildings. These school buildings are being erected by evacuee laborers. The structures will be of adobe which is made
in the local evacuee operated adobe factory.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
School buildings. These school buildings are being erected by evacuee laborers. The structures will be of adobe which is made
in the local evacuee operated adobe factory.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
School buildings. These school buildings are being erected by evacuee laborers. The structures will be of adobe which is made
in the local evacuee operated adobe factory.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Adobe factory. Drying racks.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Adobe factory drying racks.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
The adobe factory at Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Adobe factory at Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
The legal staff at Camp 1. (L to R) Front Row: Hideko Kimoto, Marianne Mosui, Aki Sakuma, Tadako Yoshwaru [?], George Fujii;
Back Row: Hidio Zumo
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Legal staff at Poston Camp No. 1. These are all lawyers, and Mr. Kido is National President of the J.A.C.L. (L to R) Cap Tamura,
Franklyn Sugijama, Tom Masuda, Elmer Yamamoto, Saburo Kido.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Sewing school.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Shoe repair shop at Camp No. 1. The shoes on the left were received on a single day at this repair shop.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Adobe factory at Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Adobe factory at Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Norris James, Reports Officer.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
Norris James, Reports Officer.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
In the foreground can be seen the irrigation canal which will supply Poston with agricultural water. This canal receives its
water from the Parker Dam. In the background can be seen the Colorado River.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
In the foreground can be seen the irrigation canal which will supply Poston with agricultural water. This canal receives its
water from the Parker Dam. In the background can be seen the Colorado River.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
In the foreground can be seen the irrigation canal which will supply Poston with agricultural water. This canal receives its
water from the Parker Dam. In the background can be seen the Colorado River.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
In the foreground can be seen the irrigation canal which will supply Poston with agricultural water. This canal receives its
water from the Parker Dam. In the background can be seen the Colorado River.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. Pretty Nami Nadaoka is shown with the program sign at the fair, which was held in Camp No. 2. Present occupation:
waitress in personnel mess. Former occupation: student. Former residence: Los Angeles, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. A group of pretty Niseis pose beside the sign program at the fair to be held to commemorate New Year's at
Camp No. 2.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. Model of camp 2 prepared for agricultural exhibit by evacuee craftsmen.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Adobe factory. A woman worker placing mortar in adobe form.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
Sewing school. Evacuee students are taught here not only to design but make clothing as well.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Sewing school. Evacuee students are taught here not only to design but make clothing as well.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Beauty shop.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Sewing school. Evacuee students are taught here not only to design but make clothing as well.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Sewing school. Evacuee students are taught here not only to design but make clothing as well.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Shoe repair shop. J. K. Honda. Present occupation: shoe maker. Former occupation: farmer. Former residence: San Luis Obispo,
California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Sewing school. Evacuee students are taught here not only to design but make clothing as well.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
A group picture of the sewing school.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Beauty shop receptionist. Laura Mukogawa. Present occupation: beauty operator. Former occupation: beauty operator. Former
residence: Los Angeles, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Dry goods canteen, camp 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Dry goods canteen, Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
Shoe repair shop.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
This youngster is preparing to fill a mattress-cover with straw after arriving at the relocation center for evacuees of Japanese
ancestry on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
Cooks and chefs among the evacuees of Japanese ancestry were immediately given opportunity to follow their callings after
they arrived at the relocation center on the Colorado River Indian Reservation. Kitchen scene.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
Cooks and chefs among the evacuees of Japanese ancestry were immediately given opportunity to follow their callings after
they arrived at the relocation center on the Colorado River Indian Reservation. Kitchen scene.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
First service at the newly established post office, Poston, at the Relocation Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on
the Colorado River Indian Reservation. The post office was named in honor of Charles D. Poston, desert pioneer, and first
Arizona territorial delegate to Congress.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
On the night of the arrival of the first evacuees of Japanese ancestry religious services were held in this relocation center
on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
Community store on the first day of arrival of evacuees of Japanese ancestry at the relocation center on the Colorado River
Indian Reservation. On the first day of operation, $190 worth of merchandise was sold in a run on the store, and the stock
was replenished in rush orders from Phoenix, Arizona.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
Construction continues on the War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado River Indian
Reservation. Three units in the center are scheduled to house 20,000 evacuees eventually.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
Construction continues on the War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado River Indian
Reservation. Three units in the center are scheduled to house 20,000 evacuees eventually.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
Construction continues on the War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado River Indian
Reservation. Three units in the center are scheduled to house 20,000 evacuees eventually.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. ?/?/42
Poston, Ariz.--Boring a fresh water well at War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry on the Colorado
River Indian Reservation.
Photographer: Albers, Clem
Poston, Arizona.
No longer are there small children splashing about in the wading pool built for them by fathers and older brothers. Units
II and III of the Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona, meet their scheduled closings ahead of the deadline.
These two camps which at one time had a combined population of more than 8,500 Japanese Americans are now completely deserted.
Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru
Poston, Arizona. 9/?/45
One of the many block mess halls used as a storehouse for evacuee property when it was no longer needed to feed the people.
From these temporary storage places, boxes for freight and express went by truck to Parker, Arizona, the nearest railroad
station. Units II and III of the Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona, meet their scheduled closings ahead of
the deadline. These two camps which at one time had a combined population of more than 8,500 Japanese Americans are now completely
deserted.
Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru
Poston, Arizona. 9/?/45
Baggage of residents leaving from the Parker, Arizona, Railroad Station is picked up on the morning of their departure by
evacuee baggage crews and hauled into Parker. Units II and III of the Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona, meet
their scheduled closings ahead of the deadline. These two camps which at one time had a combined population of more than 8,500
Japanese Americans are now completely deserted.
Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru
Poston, Arizona. 9/?/45
Mr. Niseki tries one of his heart lockets on Mrs. Niseki. Although most of the skilled craftsmen have left Poston from time
to time, there are still some residents who are still practicing their skills and crafts within the camp. They will be leaving
soon perhaps to continue these as profitable businesses on the outside.
Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru
Poston, Arizona. 9/?/45
There will be no need for these army cots in the barracks at Poston. Much of this type of government property is already being
shipped out for use in the hostels and Federal Housing Projects on the West Coast. Units II and III of the Colorado River
Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona, meet their scheduled closings ahead of the deadline. These two camps which at one time
had a combined population of more than 8,500 Japanese Americans are now completely deserted.
Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru
Poston, Arizona. 9/?/45
After the final plans have been made, boxes packed, and grants picked up, the residents of Poston are at last ready to leave
the center. Now that so many of their friends have gone out before them, it is with a feeling of anticipation rather than
one of sorrow that the evacuees prepare to leave the place which for three years has been home to them.
Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru
Poston, Arizona. 9/?/45
Fire which started in the barrack, remains of which are shown in the foreground, swept six barracks in Poston II, block 202,
Christmas night, 1943. Only efficient work of the evacuee fire department from all three units saved the barracks shown in
the background. High wind made control of the fire most difficult.
Poston, Arizona. 12/25/43
Electric stoves, gas stoves and other hard-to-get items, belonging to personnel and evacuees, were destroyed in a Christmas
night 1943 fire which destroyed six barracks in Block 202, Poston II. The barracks were being used as warehouses.
Poston, Arizona. 12/25/43
46 electric washing machines were destroyed in a Christmas night 1943 blaze in Block 202, Poston Unit II. Two mangles, 29
gas stoves, 8 electric refrigerators and an electric stove also were destroyed. The buildings served as warehouses for evacuee
and personnel household goods.
Poston, Arizona. 12/25/43
47 electric washing machines were destroyed in a Christmas night 1943 blaze in Block 202, Poston Unit II. Two mangles, 29
gas stoves, 8 electric refrigerators and an electric stove also were destroyed. The buildings served as warehouses for evacuee
and personnel household goods.
Poston, Arizona. 12/25/43
Fire hose was kept available, and in action for hours following the fire. Wind blew hard all day following the blaze, as well
as during the fire.
Poston, Arizona. 12/25/43
The fire in block six, Unit I, Poston, which took place November 16. This picture shows firemen and volunteers at work to
extinguish the blaze.
Poston, Arizona. 11/16/43
Shown here are the remains of the six barracks after the fire on Christmas night, 1943, which swept block 202, Poston No.
II.
Poston, Arizona. 12/25/43
This photo shows the sweep of the fire which swept block 202, Poston No. II, on Christmas night, 1943, and the nearness of
the buildings to the point where the fire was stopped.
Poston, Arizona. 12/25/43
Kiyoko Tatsukawa, former high school student from Huntington Beach, California, and a graduate of the spring 1943 class in
Nurse's Aid at the Poston Hospital. Pretty Kiyoko is shown demonstrating her most charming bed-side manner, before administering
medicine to the fortunate patient.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
The class of 11 girls who graduated in the spring of 1943 Nurse's Aid course at the Poston Hospital. This is a one year course,
and equips the girls to hold jobs as Nurse's Aid in the hospitals outside the relocation areas. The girls are front row, left
to right: Mary Nuro, Chiyoko Fujiura, Mary Ogawa, and Mitsue Ogura. Back row, left to right: Kiyoke Tatsukawa, Marlee Miyaji,
Misayo Mori, Midori Ochiyo, Kimiye Okuno, Yaeko Aoki, Helen Neishi.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Cheiko Neeno, Nurse's Aid student at the Poston Hospital, attending a baby patient in the children's ward. These nurse's aid
students are taught to efficiently assist Registered Nurses in the care and treatment of patients. The course consists of
one year intensive training.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Cheiko Neeno, Nurse's Aid student at the Poston Hospital, attending a baby patient in the children's ward. These nurse's aid
students are taught to efficiently assist Registered Nurses in the care and treatment of patients. The course consists of
one year's intensive training.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Registered Nurse, Mrs. Edythe Sasser, is assisted by Yoshiko Konatsu, Nurse's Aid, and Tomiko Kitasaki, Nurse's Aid, in the
treatment of Infantile Paralysis. All patients suffering from this dread disease are treated by the Kenny method. Hot packs
are applied to the stricken limbs, and this is followed by muscular and nervous reeducation.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Registered Nurse, Mrs. Edythe Sasser, is assisted by Yoshiko Konatsu, Nurse's Aid, and Tomiko Kitasaki, Nurse's Aid, in the
treatment of Infantile Paralysis. All patients suffering from this dread disease are treated by the Kenny method. Hot packs
are applied to the stricken limbs, and this is followed by muscular and nervous reeducation.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Registered Nurse, Mrs. Edythe Sasser, is assisted by Yoshiko Konatsu, Nurse's Aid, and Tomiko Kitasaki, Nurse's Aid, in the
treatment of Infantile Paralysis. All patients suffering from this dread disease are treated by the Kenny method. Hot packs
are applied to the stricken limbs, and this is followed by muscular and nervous reeducation.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Nurse's Aid student Cheiko Neeno attends Mrs. Hide Uyeda, a patient in the Poston Hospital.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Dr. George S. Kido, Ph.D. from the University of California and developer of a machine which is used to spray ponds in the
control of mosquitos. This machine has been adapted from a 50 gal. orchard sprayer and has been mounted on a tractor drawn
trailer. The mosquitos in this section of the country are potential carriers of equine encephalitis, which is a form of sleeping
sickness. No cases of this disease have been found as yet. Dr. Kido was a well known track star at the University of Southern
California in his undergraduate days.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Mosquito control spray unit which has been developed by Dr. George S. Kido. This machine has been adapted from a 50 gallon
orchard spray. Dr. Kido is shown on the left, and his crew of operators on the right. The mosquitos in this section of the
country are potential carriers of equine encephalitis, which is a form of sleeping sickness. As yet, no cases of this disease
have been found at Poston.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Mosquito control crew at work treating a pond in the campaign to rid Poston of the mosquito menace. The mosquitos in this
section of the country are potential carriers of equine encephalitis, which is a form of sleeping sickness, but as yet no
cases of this disease have appeared in this camp.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/3/43
Saburo Tomita, foreman of the print shop, and the only Japanese-American to hold a card in the Pressman's Union. Saburo formerly
worked for the Morrissey Brothers Printing Company in Los Angeles, and has had 22 years experience as a pressman.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/5/43
Tamio Yamada, former student in press work at the Frank Wiggins Trade School in Los Angeles. Photo shows Tamio feeding an
issue of the Poston Chronicle into the new flat press.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/5/43
Roy Sugiura, former student of printing at the Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, is shown hand-setting type which will
be used in printing the Poston Chronicle. Most body type is set on a machine in a commercial printing company in Phoenix,
but heads, picture captions, and some body type is hand-set here.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/5/43
Taketora Yamamoto, evacuee from Winslow, Arizona, is shown at work in the machine shop here. Taketora worked in the machine
shop of the Santa Fe Rail Road for 27 years as a mechanic and lathe operator at Winslow.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/4/43
Welders in the machine shop at this War Relocation Authority center. They are left to right: Shig Yamaguchi, evacuee from
Gilroy, California, where he was a high school student; Skip Sato, former mining geology student at the University of California
at Berkeley . His home prior to evacuation was at Brawley, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/4/43
Welders in the machine shop at this War Relocation Authority Center. They are left to right: Shig Yamaguchi, evacuee from
Gilroy, California, where he was a high school student; Skip Sato, former mining geology student at the University of California
at Berkeley . His home prior to evacuation was at Brawley, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/4/43
View in the machine shop, where tracks, tractors, automobiles, and other machines are repaired.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/4/43
George Makanishi, evacuee from Anaheim, California, is shown at work on an engine lathe in the shop here. George is a graduate
of the Fullerton Junior College, where he studied machine shop work.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 5/4/43
Residents of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry requesting repatriation to Japan.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/?/42
Residents of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry requesting repatriation to Japan.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/?/42
Residents of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry requesting repatriation to Japan.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/?/42
Residents of Colorado River Relocation Center for persons of Japanese ancestry requesting repatriation to Japan.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/?/42
A group of children evacuees enjoying a game of Black Jack at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Poston, Ariz.-- Norris James, WRA representative, gives instructions and assignments to the newspaper staff of evacuees of
Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Poston, Ariz.-- Robert Naeda, 9, son of the first family to arrive at this War Relocation Authority center, studies his school
lessons in a home-made chair. His family are evacuees from El Centro, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Parker, Arizona--Mrs. Iwasaki tidies up her home at this War Relocation Authority center. Her family was the first family
to be admitted to this center where evacuees are now spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Parker, Arizona--These two little evacuees of Japanese ancestry are getting acquainted at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Toy shop, Block 38, Unit I, Poston. Boys carving toy boats.
Poston, Arizona. 10/?/43
Poston, Arizona --Evacuees of Japanese descent fish for carp in the canal on northwest side of this War Relocation Authority
center. The boys caught eight fish between them on bent pins with bread as bait. The fish were thrown back in the water to
furnish future sport.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Poston, California--Little girls playing house at this War Relocation Authority center where evacuees of Japanese ancestry
are spending the duration. (L to R) Ayako Nakamura, 9 yrs.; June Ibe, 6 yrs.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Poston, Arizona--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry watching from their positions on a light pole an outdoor musical performance
by evacuees at this War Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
A little evacuee of Japanese descent gets a ride on her father's shoulders.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
A small evacuee of Japanese ancestry amuses himself while his parents are entertained by an outdoor musical show at this War
Relocation Authority center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Parker, Ariz.--Several girls watch an outdoor musical show put on by fellow evacuees at this War Authority Relocation center
where they are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Poston, Ariz.--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry watching an outdoor musical performance by fellow evacuees at this War Relocation
Authority center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Poston, Arizona--Evacuees of Japanese descent watching an outdoor musical performance at this War Relocation Authority center
where they are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Evacuees of Japanese descent watching an outdoor musical performance at this War Relocation Authority center where they are
spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Poston, Arizona--Evacuees of Japanese descent watching an outdoor musical performance at this War Relocation Authority center
where they are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
A young evacuee of Japanese ancestry entertains her fellow evacuees with a demonstration of her tap dancing ability. This
was one number in an outdoor musical show.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Evacuees of Japanese descent on odd perch watching an outdoor musical performance at this War Relocation Authority center
for evacuees of Japanese ancestry, where they are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Poston, Ariz.--A group of spectator evacuees watch an outdoor musical and dramatic show. This show was the first to be given
at this War Relocation Authority center, and the entertainment was furnished by evacuee talent.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Parker, Arizona --A little evacuee of Japanese ancestry gets a ride on her brother's shoulders at this War Relocation Authority
center where they are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Evacuees of Japanese descent watch fellow evacuee surveyors work at this War Relocation Authority center where they are spending
the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
An evacuee smooths street with grading equipment at the relocation center where evacuees of Japanese descent are spending
the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Evacuees of Japanese descent fish for carp in the canal on the northwest side of this War Relocation Authority center. The
boys caught eight fish on bent pins with bread as bait.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Boys of Japanese ancestry fishing for carp in the canal on the northwest side of this War Relocation Authority center where
they are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
Norris James, War Relocation Authority representative, gives instructions and assignments to the newspaper staff of evacuees
of Japanese ancestry at this center where they are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/4/42
The newspaper staff at this War Relocation Authority center. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry publish their own newspaper which
not only keeps evacuees informed of current happenings in their center, but also affords openings to follow their callings
in this field.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Barn dance given in Block 12. No music was available so evacuees of Japanese descent sang Pop goes the Weasel and clapped
hands while dancing the Virginia Reel. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are spending the duration at War Relocation Authority
centers.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Two young girl evacuees of Japanese ancestry invite their boy friends to dance at a barn dance given by Block 12.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Yachiyo Honda and Sakae Nakasaki pin a favor on Jean Honda at a barn dance given by Block 12 at this War Relocation Authority
center where evacuees are spending the duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Evacuees of Japanese ancestry dance the Virginia Reel at a barn dance given by Block 12. No music was available so dancers
sang Pop goes the Weasel and clapped hands for rhythm at this War Relocation Authority center where they are spending the
duration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
Evacuees of Japanese ancestry dance the Virginia Reel at a barn dance given by Block 12. No music was available so dancers
sang pop goes the Weasel and clapped hands in time with the dance.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 6/5/42
New adobe school buildings erected at this center for use at the opening of the fall term of school.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
New adobe school buildings erected at this center for use at the opening of the fall term of school.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
New adobe school buildings erected at this center for use at the opening of the fall term of school.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Slight damage done by fire believed incendiary at the apartment occupied by Charles Smith, member of the administration staff
in Building 14, Block 34, at this center. On the same night two other fires of similar nature were discovered in adjoining
barracks building.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Corner of Barrack G in Block 34, where appointed personnel live at this relocation center, which was damaged by fire believed
of incendiary origin. Building shown in background is the apartment occupied by Charles Smith, which was also damaged slightly
by a similar fire discovered less than an hour earlier on the same evening.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Corner of Barrack G in Block 34, where appointed personnel live at this relocation center, which was damaged by fire believed
of incendiary origin. Building shown in background is the apartment occupied by Charles Smith, which was also damaged slightly
by a similar fire discovered less than an hour earlier on the same evening.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Damage done to Barracks G, Block 34, occupied by administrative personnel by a fire believed incendiary. Another fire was
also discovered at the opposite end of this same building later the same evening.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Slight damage done by fire believed incendiary at the apartment occupied by Charles Smith, member of the administrative staff
in Building 14, Block 34, at this center. On the same night two other fires of similar nature were discovered in adjoining
barracks building.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Damage done by fire believed of incendiary origin to the Barracks G, Block 34 building, occupied by administrative personnel
at this War Relocation Authority center. William Hoffman, WRA Fire Protection Officer, is shown inspecting the damage and
pointed to the burned wood. Another fire was discovered at the other end of this building and one also at an adjacent apartment.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Remains of box of trash which was pulled away from Barracks G, Block 34, occupied by administrative personnel when fire believed
of incendiary origin was discovered. Partly burned box had been filled with shredded paper and lighted. Damage to the building
was slight.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
William Hoffman, Chief of the Fire Protection Section of WRA, pointing to burned place on building and to match which was
dropped on the ground below. This was one of three fires discovered in less than an hour's time in the administrative staff
living quarters at this War Relocation center.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
William Hoffman, Chief of the Fire Protection Section of WRA, pointing to burned tar paper on the side of Barracks G, Block
34, where a fire believed of incendiary origin had been discovered. This was one of three such fires discovered in less than
an hour in the quarters occupied by appointed personnel at this War Relocation center.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
Slight damage done by fire believed incendiary at the apartment occupied by Charles Smith, member of the administrative staff
in Building 14, Block 34, at this center. On the same night two other fires of similar nature were discovered in adjoining
barracks building.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/18/43
A young Nisei bids goodbye to his friends just before the bus starts for Gila River Relocation Center, August 24, 1943, on
the first leg of the journey to Japan, via the Gripsholm. Sailing of the Gripsholm took place from an eastern seaport harbor
September 1.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
A young Nisei bids goodbye to his friends just before the bus starts for Gila River Relocation Center, August 24, 1943, on
the first leg of the journey to Japan, via the Gripsholm. Sailing of the Gripsholm took place from an eastern seaport harbor
September 1.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Large crowd assembled to bid bon voyage to residents of Poston who left the project by bus and truck August 24, 1943, for
the Rivers center, on the first lap of the journey to Japan via the Gripsholm, which sailed from an eastern seaport Sept.
1.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Large crowd assembled to bid bon voyage to residents of Poston who left the project by bus and truck August 24, 1943, for
the Rivers center, on the first lap of the journey to Japan via the Gripsholm, which sailed from an eastern seaport Sept.
1.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Goodbye to Gripsholm voyageurs, en route to Japan, who left the project August 24, 1943.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Large crowd assembled to bid bon voyage to residents of Poston who left the project by bus and truck August 24, 1943, for
the Rivers center, on the first lap of the journey to Japan via Gripsholm, which sailed from an eastern seaport Sept. 1.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Showing a part of the crowd assembled to see the Gripsholm voyageurs off and the baggage trucks which carried their effects
to Rivers, thence to an eastern seaport where they embarked Sept. 1, 1943.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Back of post office at Poston--a branch office of the Phoenix post office--showing sacks of mail ready to be taken into the
office and sorted for delivery. Four tons of Sears Roebuck catalogues arrived at this office during the week of August 24.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Back of post office at Poston--a branch office of the Phoenix post office--showing sacks of mail ready to be taken into the
office and sorted for delivery. Four tons of Sears Roebuck catalogues arrived at this office during the week of August 24.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Last truck of the convoy carrying Gripsholm voyageurs to Rivers Relocation Center on the first lap of their journey to Japan,
August 24, 1943, moves away from the departure station at Poston.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Occupants of the last bus in convoy get set for the trip to Rivers center on the first lap of their journey to Japan via Gripsholm.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Occupants of the last bus in convoy get set for the trip to Rivers center on the first lap of their journey to Japan via Gripsholm.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Occupants of the last bus in convoy get set for the trip to Rivers center on the first lap of their journey to Japan via Gripsholm.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Crowded to capacity, the large bus carrying Gripsholm voyageurs to Rivers center on the first lap of their journey to Japan,
prepares to depart August 24, 1943.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
Left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Yanai of Poston, Tom Takamatsu and [illegible] Takamatsu of Manzanar, ready to board the Rivers-bound
bus for first lap of trip to Japan via Grispsholm. Mr. amd Mrs. Yanai, however, returned to Poston.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 8/24/43
First row: Joe Nak[a?]i, James Takashima & Kenji Uyeno. Second row: Setsugo Sakamoto, Y. Kawasaki, Thomas Masuda, Associate
Project Director Gelvin, Project Attorney T. Haas, and H. Kuroiwa. Third row: S. Kushiyama, John Terakawa, Mack Kadotani,
M. Okamoto, M. Hara, and K. Kubota. Fourth row: Hanachi Takataya, John Matsuda and James Yahiro. Over all Community Council
of the three units. Japanese garden in background next to Administration Building, which is being completed by the evacuees.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 9/1/43
First row (L to R): S. Sakamoto, Y. Kawasaki, Amy Inouye, May Taketaya, Mariko Harada, Miye Ichiki, James Takashima, and K.
Kubota. Second row: Joe Nakai, Attorney Thomas Masuda, Project Attorney Theodore Haas, K. Kuroiwa, and M. Hane. Third row:
S. Kushiyama, J. Terakawa, M. Kadotani, K. Uyeno and S. Okamoto. Fourth row: H. Taketaya, Tamaki Shiozawa, Kikue Nishimoto,
Mitsuko Fujikawa, and May Tanaka. Fifth row: Alice Matsushita, Cecelia Suzuki, John Matsuda, James Yahiro, and Mrs. Mukai.
Over all Community Council of the three units with secretaries. Japanese gardens in the background next to Administration
Building which is being completed by the evacuees.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 9/1/43
Beauty shop. Maye Morikawa. Present occupation: beauty operator. Former occupation: beauty operator. Former residence: Brawley,
California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
New Year's Fair. Model of Camp No. 2, which was constructed [by] local craftsmen and on display at the agricultural exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. A basketball game was held as part of the athletic events to commemorate the New Year.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Charcoal making. Evacuee workers warm themselves by fires made from this charcoal on chilly mornings.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. Model of proposed swimming pool. This model was built by evacuee craftsmen for display in the agricultural
exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. Kitchen crew making pies, which were sold to appreciative customers in kitchen, near the fair area.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. Popcorn stand run by Girl Scouts.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair committee, including Wade Head, Director
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. View of throngs which viewed home grown vegetables on display in the agricultural exhibit.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Wade Head, Project Director.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. Part of a large crowd which witnessed a basketball game found ringside seats on a recreation hall next door.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Adobe factory. A woman worker placing mortar in adobe form.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
New Year's Fair. Model of camp 2, prepared for agricultural exhibit [by] evacuee craftsmen.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
New Year's Fair. A kitchen in the fair area served pie and tea to visitors to this New Year event.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Adobe factory. Mixing mud and straw in a concrete mixer.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
Adobe factory. Women workers carrying adobe frames to the mixing tables.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
Adobe factory. Women workers scraping mortar into adobe frames.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
Adobe factory. Wheeling adobe bricks from stand to drying racks in the [sun?].
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
Adobe factory. Mixing mud and straw in a concrete mixer.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/3/43
Yukiyasu Uyeoka, soldier of the United States army, stands before the Poston Relocation Center's service flag as one of the
553 boys of Japanese ancestry whose parents now reside in the relocation center. Each week the number of stars increase on
the Poston Service flag, as more boys volunteer and are accepted for service.
Photographer: Brown, Pauline Bates
Poston, Arizona. 11/?/43
Site No. 1. Unloading lumber with bulldozer in the construction of barracks for evacuees of Japanese ancestry who will spend
the duration in War Relocation Authority centers.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 4/30/42
Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are filling their ticks with straw for mattresses upon arrival at this War Relocation Authority
Center.
Photographer: Clark, Fred
Poston, Arizona. 5/21/42
Landscaping done by evacuee residents of Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 12/31/42
Shoe Repair Shop at Camp No. 1.
Photographer: Parker, Tom
Poston, Arizona. 1/4/43
New Year's Fair. A basketball game was held as part of the athletic events to commemorate the New Year.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Poston, Arizona. 1/2/43
Series 2: Gila River Relocation Center (Rivers, AZ)
Group picture of a class with the instructor at the blackboard giving lecture on dehydration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
Students preparing carrots for dehydration. Carrots are peeled, sliced cross-wise, washed, and then steamed before the drying
process is started.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
Student Mary Sakai, former resident of Stockton, California, is shown putting sliced carrots in a double boiler in preparation
for the drying process.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
Student Mary Sakai, former resident of Stockton, California, is shown putting sliced carrots in a double boiler in preparation
for the drying process.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
Mary Sakai demonstrating the loss in volume of vegetables after dehydration.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
Mary Sakai in the pantry store room, showing the storage method.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
S. Hanasaki, former vegetable seed specialist from San Jose, California, where he owned his own business and sold under the
trade name of Lucky Seeds. He has 30 years experience in the seed business and is shown examining onion plants ready to be
harvested for their seeds.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
S. Hanasaki, former vegetable seed specialist from San Jose, California, where he owned his own business and sold under the
trade name of Lucky Seeds. He has 30 years experience in the seed business and is shown examining onion plants ready to be
harvested for their seeds.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Unloading Nappa plants onto canvas to finish drying, prior to threshing for their seeds.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Threshing green eating peas for seed. Eleven acres of peas are grown here for their seed, and yield 10 to 12 sacks per acre.
This is an extremely high yield.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
U. Shine, former vineyard farmer from Kingsburg, California, is shown here loading Nappa plants, which will be threshed for
seed.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Loading Nappa plants onto a truck to be taken to drying racks prior to threshing for seeds.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
A view of cauliflower, which is being grown for its seed. Most cauliflower seed came from Denmark, but since the war that
supply has been cut off. A very small amount is grown in California and Colorado, but has never been grown before in Arizona.
Indications are that the experiment will be successful. Last year cauliflower seed sold for $45 per pound, and it is expected
to sell for $70 or $75 per pound this year.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Fred K. Fujii, former owner and operator of the Fujii Nursery Co., of Berkeley, California, where he has had 20 years experience
in the nursery business. Fred is pictured with Stocks, which are ready to be harvested for their seed. These plants were grown
for experimental purposes.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Fred K. Fujii, former owner and operator of the Fujii Nursery Co., of Berkeley, California, where he has had 20 years experience
in the nursery business. Fred is pictured with Stocks, which are ready to be harvested for their seed. These plants were grown
for experimental purposes.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Itaro Nakata, former operator of an experimental nursery in Tracy, California, is shown with some choice specimens of Larkspurs
grown at the nursery here. Itaro has had 20 years' experience in the nursery business, and has developed and patented many
new types of chrysanthemums.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Paul S. Goya, former nurseryman from Sierra Madre, California, now in charge of all flowers grown in the nursery here, shown
with a bed of prize summer sweet peas. He had been in the cut flower business in Sierra Madre since 1921.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
A sign at the flower nursery, where much experimentation is being done to develop strains of flowers which will thrive in
hot dry climates.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
George Nagamatsu, a farmer with 15 years' experience and former resident of Santa Ana, California, is shown with two month
old tomato plants. These plants are ready for transplanting. George's family owned and operated a 300 acre farm at Santa Ana.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Kelly Ishimoto, former farmer from Del Rey, California, waters two months old bell pepper plants, which will soon be ready
for transplanting on the farm here. Kelly is a farmer with 20 years experience in truck vegetables, and owned a 38 acre farm
at Del Rey.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, accompanied by Dillon Myer, National Director of the War Relocation Authority, visits the Gila Relocation
Center, where they were greeted by crowds of enthusiastic evacuees.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
Mrs. Yamatoto, former P.T.A. president from San Francisco, and now head of the Canal Women's Club, presents Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
with a bouquet of flowers.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
Representatives of Councils greet Mrs. Roosevelt.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/23/43
George Takemoto, former resident of Ventura County, California, now evacuee instructor at the dairy farm school, is shown
preparing a cow for milking. The cow's udder is carefully washed before the milking operation is started. George graduated
in the class of 1942 from the University of California, at Davis, where he was awarded a B.S. in Dairy Industry.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
George Takemoto, former resident of Ventura County, California, now evacuee instructor at the dairy farm school, is shown
milking a cow. George graduated in the class of 1942 from the University of California, at Davis, where he was awarded a B.S.
in Dairy Industry.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
George Takemoto, former resident of Ventura County, California, now evacuee instructor at the dairy farm school, is shown
milking a cow. George graduated in the class of 1942 from the University of California, at Davis, where he was awarded a B.S.
in Dairy Industry.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
A view of students milking at the dairy farm school. Students are taught milking and the care of cows in order to prepare
them for jobs on the outside of the center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
S. Ishimoto, former resident of El Centro, California, is shown at the dairy farm school here. He will be the milk barn foreman
as soon as it has been completed, but now is helping to train evacuee students. At El Centro, he owned and operated a 200
cow dairy.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
S. Ishimoto, former resident of El Centro, California, is shown at the dairy farm school here. He will be the milk barn foreman
as soon as it has been completed, but now is helping to train evacuee students. At El Centro, he owned and operated a 200
cow dairy.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Y. T. Sakoda, former vegetable worker from Guadalupe, California, is now enrolled in the dairy school, here. He is shown feeding
calves.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Y. T. Sakoda, former vegetable worker from Guadalupe, California, is now enrolled in the dairy school, here. He is shown feeding
calves.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon, a large radish like vegetable which is a great delicacy among the Japanese people.
It is eaten either raw, cooked or pickled. The seed for this crop was loaned by Min Omata, unit foreman, of Fresno, California.
This center harvested 65 acres of this vegetable, and is the only WRA project growing it in large quantities.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon, a large radish like vegetable which is a great delicacy among the Japanese people.
It is eaten either raw, cooked or pickled. The seed for this crop was loaned by Min Omata, unit foreman, of Fresno, California.
This center harvested 65 acres of this vegetable, and is the only WRA project growing it in large quantities.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
, Arizona. 11/25/42
Momayo Yamamoto, formerly a farm worker in Fresno County, California. At present, he [i.e., she] is a farm worker. Momayo
Yamamoto in the spinach harvesting field at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Momayo Yamamoto in the spinach harvesting field at this relocation center. Present occupation: farm worker. Former occupation:
farm worker. Former residence: Fresno County, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Momayo Yamamoto in the spinach harvesting field at this relocation center. Present occupation: farm worker. Former occupation:
farm worker. Former residence: Fresno County, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Evacuee farmers harvesting spinach at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Evacuee farmers are here shown harvesting cucumbers in the fields at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Evacuee farmers harvesting cucumbers at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Evacuee agricultural workers are here shown on their way to work in the fields in the morning.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Participants of Japanese ancestry who participated in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Some of the spectators who witnessed the Harvest Festival Parade held at the Gila River Center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A few of the spectators who witnessed the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
One of the floats in the Harvest Festival Parade which was held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Two of the evacuees carrying the J.A.C.L. banner in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A few of the evacuees who participated in the Harvest Festival Parade held at the Gila River center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Evacuee participants who marched in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A group of V...- girls who participated in the Harvest Festival Parade at the Gila River Center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view of some of the school children who participated in the Harvest Festival Parade at the Gila River Center on Thanksgiving
day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Pretty evacuee girls rode in this float in the Harvest Festival Parade which was held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view of the crowd at the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Mounted wardens who participated in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
One of the floats in the Thanksgiving day Harvest Festival Parade.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A float in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
One of the floats in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Members of the boy scout troop who participated in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Participants in the Harvest Festival Parade held at this center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A scene at the Harvest Festival which was held at the Gila Project Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
The Buddhist Church at camp two at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/27/42
The Buddhist Church at camp two at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/27/42
A line of evacuees waiting for lunch at one of the mess halls.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Sunrise services (Christian) which were held at this center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Sunrise services (Christian) which were held at this center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Sunrise services (Christian), which were held at this center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Sunrise services (Christian) were held at this center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
The Rivers Nurseries, a hot house owned by Nakata and Son. Some blossoms, never before shown, are grown at this hot house.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Irrigating winter pasture this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Irrigating winter pasture this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Momoyo Yamamoto, formerly from Fresno, California, shown here topping a large Daikon, a large radish like vegetable which
is a great delicacy among the Japanese people. It is eaten raw, cooked or pickled. The seed for this crop was loaned by Min
Omata, unit foreman, from Fresno, California. This center harvested 65 acres of this vegetable, and is the only WRA project
growing it in large quantities.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Kindergarten and nursery children having a grand time on the see-saw.
Rivers, Arizona. 10/25/43
Sgt . Kazuo Komoto, veteran of Guadalcanal and New Georgia, shows his medal, the Purple Heart, to his younger brother, Susumu,
while visiting his parents at the Gila River Relocation Center near Phoenix, Arizona.
Rivers, Arizona. 10/31/43
The Girl Scouts of Rivers also participated in the Armistice Day Parade.
Rivers, Arizona. 11/11/43
Many organizations are represented in the Rivers Armistice Day Parade.
Rivers, Arizona. 11/11/43
Part of view of Butte camp looking towards block 59-72-74 and hospital in far distance.
Rivers, Arizona. 12/14/43
South front view of Canal Auditorium under construction.
Rivers, Arizona. 1/17/44
Canal Staff Housing Quarters.
Rivers, Arizona. 3/22/44
Butte Nursery and Kindergarten children's snack hour.
Rivers, Arizona. 3/24/44
Side view of Butte Administration Building.
Rivers, Arizona. 4/5/44
Servicemen's Monument.
Rivers, Arizona. 4/10/44
The Teraura Family. The only two sons left with the second group of inductees for Camp Shelby, June 7, 1944.
Rivers, Arizona. 6/?/44
Farm work.
Rivers, Arizona. 6/?/44
Pvt. Joe Watanabe and his family. Pvt. Watanabe left with the first group of inductees for Camp Blanding, Florida, May 1[?],
1944.
Rivers, Arizona. 5/?/44
Canal view
Rivers, Arizona. 6/?/44
Canal view.
Rivers, Arizona. 6/?/44
Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon, a large radish like vegetable which is a great delicacy among the Japanese people.
It is eaten either raw, cooked or pickled. The seed for this crop was loaned by Nin Osata [earlier Min Omata], unit foreman,
from Fresno, California. This center harvested 65 acres of this vegetable, and is the only WRA project growing it in large
quantities.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A rousing game of football was played at this center between the Vandals and the Leather Necks on Thanksgiving day. The Vandals
won 18 to 6.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A general view of the Community Activities Office. Here evacuees are preparing for the Harvest Festival to be held November
26, 1942--Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Two of the residents at this relocation center who participated in the wrestling tournament Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
The wrestling tournament held at this center on Thanksgiving day was witnessed by a large crowd of residents.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Two of the evacuees who participated in the wrestling tournament held at this center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A wrestling tournament was held by the evacuees Thanksgiving day at this center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Dave Rogers, Chief of the Agricultural Production Division at Camp #2, crowns Hideko Maeyama Harvest Festival Queen at the
Gila Center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view at a dance given to celebrate the Harvest Festival at Camp #2, which was held on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view at a dance given to celebrate the Harvest Festival, which was held on Thanksgiving day at Camp #2.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view at a dance given at Camp #2 to celebrate the Harvest Festival, which was held at this camp on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Hideko Maeyama. Harvest Festival Queen at Camp #2. This festival was held on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Hideko Maeyama. Harvest Festival Queen at Camp #2. This festival was held on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Painting a sign for the Harvest Festival to be held November 26, 1942 (Thanksgiving day). Yo Shimizu. Present occupation:
student. Former occupation: student. Former residence: Vacaville, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Three evacuees playing the age old Japanese game of Go in the recreation room at this center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view at a dance given at Camp #2 to celebrate the Harvest Festival which was held at this camp on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Dave Rogers, after crowning Hido [Hideko] Maeyama from Camp #2 Harvest Festival Queen, dances with her.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Chiyi Sekino. Queen of the Harvest Festival, Camp #1. This Harvest Festival was held on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Harvest Festival Queens at Camp #1. This festival was held on Thanksgiving day. (L to R:) Irene Takayama; Peggy Tagami; Chiyi
Sekino, Queen; Claire Fujishige; Janet Miura.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A group of volunteer workers setting plants in a box for further growth in a greenhouse at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Watering chrysanthemum plants in Nakata and Son hot house. Many rare and patented flowers have been developed by this firm.
Some of the blooms shown in this picture have never been shown before.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Mary Nakagaki studying in the library at this center. Former occupation: student. Present occupation: student. Former residence:
Rio Vista, California.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
A view at a dance given at Camp #2 to celebrate the Harvest Festival, which was held at this camp on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Jimmy Dotemoto. Watering Chrysanthemum plants in Nakata and Son hot house. Many rare and patented flowers have been developed
by this firm. Some of the blooms shown in this picture have never been shown before.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
A panorama of the Northwest section of Camp #2 at this relocation center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/27/42
An evacuee of Japanese ancestry contemplates a move in the age-old Japanese game of Go.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A large crowd was in attendance at the Harvest Festival held at the Gila Center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view of part of the crowd witnessing the Harvest Festival which was held at the Gila Center on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
One of the barracks which was used as an exhibit room at the Harvest Festival on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Part of the large crowd which attended the Harvest Festival at the Gila Project which was held on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view at a dance given at Camp #2 to celebrate the Harvest Festival, which was held at this camp on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
One of the posters at the Gila project, where a Harvest Festival was held on Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A partial view of the large crowd in attendance at the Harvest Festival held at the Gila River center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Part of the large crowd that witnessed the Harvest Festival at the Gila River Center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A view of part of the crowd that witnessed the Harvest festival at this center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
A few of the spectators who witnessed the Harvest festival held at this center Thanksgiving day.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Girl Scouts Drum and Bugle Corp. participate in the 4th of July parade.
Rivers, Arizona. 7/4/44
S. Hanasaki, former vegetable seed specialist from San Jose, California, where he owned his own business and sold under the
trade name of Lucky Seeds. He has had 30 years experience in the seed business, and is shown inspecting carrot plants, now
ready to be harvested for seeds.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, accompanied by Dillon Myer, National Director of the War Relocation Authority, visit the Gila Relocation
Center, where they were greeted by crowds of enthusiastic evacuees.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 1/23/43
Sunrise services (Christian) were held Thanksgiving Day at this center.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/26/42
Kindergarten class in Canal.
Rivers, Arizona. 10/25/43
Scouts participate in the program and ceremony during the Girls' League Convention which was held in Rivers on April 15 with
150 delegates from ten outside Arizona High Schools.
Rivers, Arizona. 4/15/44
Scouts participate in the program and ceremony during the Girls' League Convention which was held in Rivers on April 15 with
150 delegates from ten outside Arizona High Schools.
Rivers, Arizona. 4/15/44
Scouts participate in the program and ceremony during the Girls' League Convention which was held in Rivers on April 15 with
150 delegates from ten outside Arizona High Schools.
Rivers, Arizona. 4/15/44
Scouts participate in the farewell ceremony for inductees who are leaving for active service in the Armed Forces.
Rivers, Arizona. 5/18/44
As one scout sounds the bugle call, others stand at attention while the flag is lowered at the Servicemen's Monument atop
a hill which overlooks the camp.
Rivers, Arizona. 5/25/44
Scouts participate in the farewell ceremony for inductees who are leaving for active service in the Armed Forces.
Rivers, Arizona. 5/18/44
Scouts participate in the farewell ceremony for inductees who are leaving for active service in the Armed Forces.
Rivers, Arizona. 5/18/44
As one scout sounds the bugle call, others stand at attention while the flag is lowered at the Servicemen's Monument atop
a hill which overlooks the camp.
Rivers, Arizona. 5/25/44
Boy scouts attend to the ceremony of lowering the flag at the Servicemen's Monument when the Ministerial Alliance of camp
and nearby towns climb the hill to see the monument which then had 548 names, of which three were W.A.C.'s. Since three groups
of inductees have gone for active service more than 100 additional names are now to be placed on the plaque.
Rivers, Arizona. 5/25/44
M. Funita is pictured feeding the cows at the dairy farm school. He works days on the hog farm, and spends his evenings at
the school to learn milking and the care of the cows. Prior to evacuation, he was a builder of fishing boats at San Pedro,
California, but now has wholeheartedly thrown himself into learning everything possible about farming.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/24/43
Chic Yamaguchi, former farm worker from Kingsburg, California, is shown turning a section of one of the model ships on the
lathe in the model ship factory at the Gila Relocation Center. Chic had never operated power machinery before starting work
in the factory here. Prior to evacuation, however, his hobby had been making model airplanes.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 4/27/43
Evacuee farmers are here harvesting Daikon, a large radish like vegetable which is a great delicacy among the Japanese people.
It is eaten either raw, cooked or pickled. The seed for this crop was loaned by Min Omata, unit foreman, from Fresno, California.
This center harvested 65 acres of this vegetable, and is the only WRA project growing it in large quantities.
Photographer: Stewart, Francis
Rivers, Arizona. 11/25/42
Series 3: Granada Relocation Center (Amache, CO)
Akira Sameshima, student body president, presenting athletic awards.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
View of evacuee children playing.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
High school assembly showing flag-raising ceremony.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Boy Scouts at flag-raising ceremony.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
High school students at outdoor assembly.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Amache high school national honor society members.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
High school girls' glee club.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
High school band marching.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Picture of this center's air-raid alert, which took place May 23.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
View of evacuee children playing.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Picture of this center's air-raid alert, which took place May 23.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Picture of this center's air-raid alert, which took place May 23.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Picture of this center's air-raid alert, which took place May 23.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Picture of this center's air-raid alert, which took place May 23.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Picture of this center's air-raid alert, which took place May 23.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/23/43
Irrigating thinned lettuce on the project farm. (K. Ito [?])
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Volunteer farm workers thin lettuce.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Mrs. M. Yoshinaga, wife of the unit supervisor, volunteers to thin lettuce.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Part of the Irish potatoes being grown on the center farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Harvesting the first spinach from the project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Harvesting the first spinach from the project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Harvesting the first spinach from the project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Jitsumi Abe, unit supervisor, and John N. Spencer, Chief of the Granada Farm Division.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Cattle on pasture, XY Ranch, project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Cattle on pasture, XY Ranch, project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Fourth grade children weeding their victory garden.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Fourth grade girl--Diane Wallace--weeding the school victory garden.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Blacksmith shop. Granada farm. Koen Ranch.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Chicken pens, project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/4/43
Evacuees are staging a Boy Scout Memorial Day Service on May 30.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/30/43
Evacuees staging a Boy Scout Memorial Day Service on May 30.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/30/43
Evacuees staging a Boy Scout Memorial Day Service on May 30.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/30/43
View of little pigs on project hog farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/29/43
View of hog pens on project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/29/43
An evacuee cutting hay on project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/29/43
A scene from the Boy Scout Memorial Day Parade, which was held at this center on May 30.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/30/43
A scene from the Boy Scout Memorial Day Parade, which was held at this center on May 30.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/30/43
A scene from the Boy Scout Memorial Day Parade, which was held at this center on May 30.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/30/43
A scene from the Boy Scout Memorial Day Parade, which was held at this center on May 30.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 5/30/43
Hay operations on the project farm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/17/43
Evacuee barracks showing gardens and trees .
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/20/43
High school commencement.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/24/43
High school commencement.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/24/43
Flood control structure on the Manvell Ditch.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/28/43
Flood control structure on the Manvell Ditch.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/28/43
Amache Community Council.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/28/43
Amache Community Council.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/28/43
Coal on storage slab.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/20/43
Sewage disposal plant ponds.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 6/20/43
Miss Marion Konishi, who made the commencement speech at the Granada Relocation Center High School.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/14/43
Miss Marion Konishi, who made the commencement speech at the Granada Relocation Center High School.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/14/43
Cattle on the XY Ranch, Granada Farm, showing the center in the background.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/12/43
Flood damage to G Street.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
Flood damage to G Street.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
Flood damage to G Street.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
Amache Police Station.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
Community store under construction damaged by storm.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
G Street damage at 10th Street.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
Block 11E showing course of flood water.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
9E Block after flood.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/9/43
Root cellar under construction.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Root cellar under construction.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Amache Summer Carnival Parade.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Amache Summer Carnival Parade.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Amache Summer Carnival Parade.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
A view of the Granada Center looking northwest from the water tower.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 11/30/43
A view of the Granada Center looking northwest from the water tower.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 11/30/43
A view of the Granada center looking west from the water tower.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 11/30/43
Amache Summer Carnival parade.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Amache Summer Carnival parade.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Carnival shots taken at night.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Carnival shots taken at night.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Carnival shots taken at night.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Carnival shots taken at night.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Carnival shots taken at night.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Carnival shots taken at night.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
Carnival shots taken at night.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 7/10/43
These barrels, located in back of the warehouse, are used by the mess division in preparing pickled lettuce, cabbage, etc.,
for winter use.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 8/9/43
Members of the Amache dental staff.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 8/?/43
Interior of dental clinic.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 8/?/43
Amache High School model airplane display.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 8/?/43
Amache High School model airplane display.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 8/?/43
Amache High School model airplane display.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 8/?/43
All available trucks were made ready for transporting evacuees from Tule Lake arriving at Granada.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 9/15/43
The train of Tule Lake evacuees as it arrived in Granada.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 9/15/43
Train from Tule Lake as it arrived in Granada Wednesday, September 15, at 6 p.m.
Photographer: McClelland, Joe
Amache, Colorado. 9/15/43