Upheaval
Rummage Sale, 1942
Women hosting a rummage sale in Los Angeles, circa March 1942.
Registration and Processing, 1942
Photograph of registration and processing of Japanese Americans at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center in 1942. Caption on album page: "On arrival at assembly centers, the evacuees were directed to registrars, who had the individual and family files before them registered in and assigned to quarters; given identification buttons and escorted to quarters. Photo shows a registration and processing scene at Santa Anita (California) Assembly Center."Canceled Lease, 1942
Canceled Lease #9 between Carson Estate Company and Momoo Mochizuki "cancelled 4-6-42, tenant evacuated by U.S. Gov't." referring to the mass removal ("evacuation") of persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast as directed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 9066.Pledging Allegiance, 1942
Photograph of a graduation ceremony at Santa Anita California Assembly Center with graduating students pledging allegiance to the flag.