Syndication News Column:
Americans Of Japanese Heritage
Part Four

Poston Prison

Poston, Arizona. Aerial view of Colorado River Relocation Center - Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority - Fred Clark - Photographer - May 25 1942 - Through The National Archives.jpg

This is an aerial view of a portion of the Poston Prison operated by the Federal government in Arizona.
(The photograph was created by Mr. Fred Clark for the War Relocation Authority of the U S Department of the
Interior and provided courtesy of The United States National Archives and Records Administration, May 25, 1942.)

Poston, Arizona. View of Colorado River Relocation Center - Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority - Fred Clark - Photographer - June 1 1942 - Through The National Archives.jpg

This is a view of the barracks where prisoners were housed at the Poston Prison operated by the Federal government in Arizona.
(The photograph was created by Mr. Fred Clark for the War Relocation Authority of the U S Department of the
Interior and provided courtesy of The United States National Archives and Records Administration, June 1, 1942.)

Poston, Arizona - Pop corn stand run by girl scouts - Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority - Francis Stewart - Photographer - July 2 1943 - Through The National Archives.jpg

Girl Scouts ran a Popcorn stand at the Poston Prison operated by the Federal government in Arizona.
(The photograph was created by Mr. Francis Stewart for the War Relocation Authority of the U S Department of the
Interior and provided courtesy of The United States National Archives and Records Administration, July 2, 1943.)

 

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