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Japanese American relocation / Housing / Trucks / Beds / Animal housing / Japanese-American assembly centers
Source :NARA-NWDNS
NaraID :210-G-C326

Photographer :Lange, Dorothea
Personal Name :N/A
Topical Name :Tanforan Assembly Center
Geographical Name :N/A
Institution Name :War Relocation Authority

Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority.

Date :04/29/1942

State :CA
Country :USA

San Bruno, California. Barracks for family living quarters. Each door enters into a family unit of two small rooms. Tanforan Center was opened two days before this photo was made. The truck seen coming down the dirt road is bringing bed-rolls and baggage to evacuees who have just arrived and are occupying these quarters.