Unloading Beds at the Poston War Relocation Center
4/29/1942
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During World War II, Japanese Americans were targeted and detained at internment camps, including the Colorado River Relocation Center in Poston, Arizona (also known as the Poston War Relocation Center).
The original caption for this photograph reads: Poston, Arizona. Apache Indians are assisting in the unloading of beds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center which is located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
The original caption for this photograph reads: Poston, Arizona. Apache Indians are assisting in the unloading of beds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center which is located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Relocation Authority.
National Archives Identifier: 536125
Full Citation: Photograph 210-G-A158; Poston, Arizona. Apache Indians are assisting in the unloading of beds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center which is located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.; 4/29/1942; 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://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/unloading-beds-poston, November 4, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.