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Baggage Belonging to Japanese Americans Being Forcibly Evacuated

  • 8/17/1942

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Description

The original caption for this photograph, taken by War Relocation Authority photographer Francis Stewart, reads: Eden, Idaho. Baggage, belonging to evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington, is sorted and trucked to owners in their barrack apartments.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the War Relocation Authority.

National Archives Identifier: 538278

Full Citation: Photograph 210-G-D87; Eden, Idaho. Baggage, belonging to evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington is sorted.; 8/17/1942; Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 – 1945; Records of the War Relocation Authority, Record Group 210; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/eden-idaho-baggage/, December 19, 2025]

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