Japanese American family photograph album from the World War Two era.

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Japanese American family photograph album from the World War Two era.

approximately 1939-ca. 1944

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Snapshots of family life in San Francisco, during internment at Heart Mountain (Wyoming), and during the military service of a friend or family member. Many include an apparent young couple, Mitsi and Toshi. Chiefly snapshot portraits or group portraits, often with barracks of internment camps or army bases in the background. Some postcards and photographs from Europe are included, presumably from Toshi's tour of duty with the army.

1 album (190 photographic prints and 4 postcards) : black and white ; album 26 x 34 cm

eng, Latn

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)

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{Text of biographical or historical note, in paragraphs; separate each with paragraph tags} The Heart Mountain Relocation Center was one of ten relocation centers constructed as a result of Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), which President Franklin Roosevelt signed into effect on February 19, 1942. The Center, located near the town of Cody in northwest Wyoming, held Japanese American internees from 1942-1945. The camp reached a maximum population of 10,767, making it the third largest settlement i...