Tanforan (Calif.) Assembly Center - group of San Francisco evacuees arrive at center, May 11, 1942, and sort their luggage – Vintage Print
![Tanforan (Calif.) Assembly Center - group of San Francisco evacuees arrive at center, May 11, 1942, and sort their luggage, [1942] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/58/58531a0fb81e-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Tanforan (Calif.) Assembly Center - group of San Francisco evacuees arrive at center, May 11, 1942, and sort their luggage. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Tanforan (Calif.) Assembly Center - group of San Francisco evacuees arrive at center, May 11, 1942, and sort their luggage
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Arriving at the Tanforan racetrack in San Bruno on May 11, 1942, this group of San Francisco evacuees sorts through their luggage as they reach the assembly center. Tanforan held Japanese Americans from the Bay Area after Executive Order 9066 authorized their removal from the West Coast that February. Families were housed in converted horse stalls on the track grounds before being moved to longer-term camps inland. The scene shows how quickly people had to decide what to carry with them.
| Created / published | [1942] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In volume: Japanese evacuation photos: Assembly Centers--Tanforan. San Francisco Chronicle Photo--not for republications |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,213 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107010 |
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