U.S. National Archives photos from the 1940s
1,644 photos, in date order; 721–780 on this page. Photos taken by federal employees as part of their duties are US government works and not under copyright. About the collection
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. The two youngest of the 65 evacuee orphans in the.
1942-07-01
Near Mission San Jose, California. Family of Japanese ancestry laboring in their strawberry field a.
1942-04-05
Mountain View, Caifornia. The Shibuya family on the lawn in front of their beautiful home before ev.
1942-04-18
San Leandro, Caliifornia. Bunching young tomato plants together on an Alameda County farm for one o.
1942-04-26
San Francisco, California. Dave Tatsuno, president of the Japanese American Citizens league of San.
1942-04-13
San Lorenzo, California. Evacuation of farmers of Japanese descent resulted in agricultural labor s.
1942-05-05
Byron, California. The moment has come for these farm families of Japanese descent to board the bus.
1942-05-02
Centerville, California. Nailing the hayloft door on the morning of evacuation. Farmers and other.
1942-05-09
Woodland, California. Member of a farm family of Japanese ancestry the day preceding evacuation. H.
1942-05-20
Sacramento, California. Under-graduate college students of Japanese ancestry who since their evacua.
1942-05-20
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. An elementary school with voluntary attendance ha.
1942-07-01
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. More land is being cleared of sage-brush at the s.
1942-06-30
Woodland, California. Families of Japanese ancestry leave the station platform to board the train f.
1942-05-20
San Francisco, California. San Francisco residents of Japanese ancestry being checked by registrati.
1942-04-06
San Francisco, California. This evacuee of Japanese ancestry has been checked by officials and is a.
1942-04-06
Sacramento, California. Scene in the Japanese section two days before evacuation.
1942-05-11
San Bruno, California. Buildings of the Tanforan Center are plastered at this time with all manner.
1942-06-16
San Francisco, California. Many evacuated children attended Raphael Weill Public School, Geary and.
1942-04-20
Centerville, Alameda County, California. Japanese farm home, showing typical tomato plant beds. 65.
1942-05-08
San Leandro, California. Greenhouse on nursery operated, before evacuation, by horticultural expert.
1942-04-05
San Francisco, California. Customers buy merchandise in a store operated by a proprietor of Japanes.
1942-04-04
Mountain View, California. Grandfather of 64 who came to the United States from Japan at the age of.
1942-04-26
Byron, California. The moment has come for these farm families of Japanese ancestry to board the bu.
1942-05-02
San Bruno, California. Barracks for family living quarters. Each door enters into a family unit of.
1942-04-29
San Francisco, California. Many news photographers were present for the first contingent of evacuee.
1942-04-06
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Walter T. Watanabe (left) foreman-in-charge of th.
1942-06-29
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Messhall #16 at this War Relocation Authority cen.
1942-07-02
Photograph of Members of the Mochida Family Awaiting Evacuation
1942-05-08
San Bruno, California. An art school has been established at this Assembly center with a well train.
1942-06-16
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Looking down Inyo Valley toward Lone Pine from th.
1942-06-30
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuee children enjoying a hot summer afternoon.
1942-07-03
San Francisco, California. Exclusion Order posted at First and Front Streets directing removal of p.
1942-04-11
Stockton, California. Cutting potato seed on an industrialized farm where, before evacuation, all w.
1942-04-10
San Bruno, California. These families of Japanese ancestry have just arrived at the Assembly center.
1942-04-29
Near San Lorenzo, California. "Victory Corps" weeding garlic field. Thirty-seven high school boys.
1942-05-05
Centerville, California. Irrigator, who, with 595 persons of Japanese ancestry, is leaving this rur.
1942-05-09
Centerville, California. Members of farm family board evacuation buses. Evacuees of Japanese ances.
1942-05-09
San Bruno, California. This assembly center has been open for two days. Bus-load after bus-load of.
1942-04-29
San Bruno, Caliofnira. These older evacuees of Japanese ancestry have just been registered and are.
1942-04-29
Centerville, California. Members of farm families await evacuation bus. Farmers and other evacuee.
1942-05-09
Mountain View, California. Henry Mitarai, 36, in one of his sugar beet fields on his mechanized far.
1942-03-30
Sacramento, California. Harvey Akio Itano, 1942 graduate of the University of California, who recei.
1942-05-20
Florin, California. Businesses are being sold by owners of Japanese ancestry. Evacuation of all res.
1942-05-11
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Guayule plantings are being inspected by Doctor R.
1942-06-28
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Looking north between blocks of barracks on a hot.
1942-07-01
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Street scene of barrack homes at this War Relocation Authority Center. The windstorm has subsided and the dust has settled.
1942-07-03
Sacramento, California. Another family of Japanese ancestry has just arrived at this Center by bus.
1942-05-20
Sacramento, California. Home of dentist of Japanese ancestry which is outside the Japanese quarter.
1942-05-11
San Bruno, California. Close-up of barrack home with the carefully planned flower garden in foreground.
1942-06-16
San Bruno, California. Portrait of evacuee of Japanese ancestry from a farming district in central.
1942-06-16
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocat.
1942-07-01
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are growing flouris.
1942-07-02
Mountain View, California. In a final harvest prior to evacuation, a mother and daughter wash white.
1942-04-18
San Francisco, California. Many children of Japanese ancestry attended Raphael Weill public School,.
1942-04-20
Near San Jose, California. This farm owner of Japanese ancestry has just completed arrangements for.
1942-03-27
Oakland, California. Part of family unit of Japanese ancestry leave Wartime Civil Control Administr.
1942-05-06
San Francisco, California. Flag of allegiance pledge at Raphael Weill Public School, Geary and Buch.
1942-04-20
Byron, California. Youngsters in this family of Japanese ancestry, from a farm in Contra Costa Coun.
1942-05-04
San Bruno, California. Family of Japanese ancestry arrives at assembly center at Tanforan Race Trac.
1942-04-29
San Francisco, California. This family is preparing to move from their Bush Street home to an Assem.
1942-04-27