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We Point with Pride

Editorial in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of 4/4/1942 praising the efficiency of the evacuation of the Japanese on Bainbridge Island and also the results of a court case against a Japanese American defendant who was found innnocent.

Filling Matresses with Straw

Photo of people filling matresses with straw at the Manzanar internment camp in the Owens Valley of California as they prepare to spend their first night there.

Awaiting Definite News on Removal

Photo in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer showing two men, George Tsujihara and Masao Kondo, reading the newspaper for the latest news on evacuation.

A Temporary Haven at Famous Santa Anita Track

Photo of the Santa Anita Race Track in California being converted to temporary housing for Japanese internees before they are sent to permanent housing at Manzanar in the Owens Valley.

Vanguard of More than 100,000 Japanese

Photo of Japanese apparently preparing to leave for Manzanar internment camp in the Owens Valley. Duffel bags are prominently piled high on the ground along with suitcases. Buses are shown in the background on the left.

Japanese Smiles

Photo of a man and two women waving and smiling through the windows of a bus headed for the Manzanar camp in the Owens Valley of California.

Owens Valley

Photo of the Manzanar camp in the Owens Valley of California with the Sierra Nevada moutains in the background.

Their Hero

Photo of two women internees, Gene Hashimoto and Rosemary Anzai, putting up a picture of General Douglas MacArthur on the wall of their apartment at the Manzanar camp in California.

Japs on Way to Camp

Photo of internees at the Manzanar, California camp gathered outside the camp barracks as they await assignment to their living quarters.

Japs on Way to Camp

Photo of a caravan of cars led by an army jeep heading for the reception center at the Manzanar camp in the Owens Valley.