2,500 Evacuees Now At Santa Anita Race Turf

Title

2,500 Evacuees Now At Santa Anita Race Turf

Subject

Santa Anita race track San Pedro, CA Long Beach, CA Manzanar, CA

Description

Approximately 2,500 Japanese from the Long Beach and San Pedro areas were settled at the Santa Anita racetracks, which were set up as a temporary reception center before they are sent to permanent camps in the interior.

Date

4/6/1942

Type

INT 5 _ E93

Identifier

1900.5906

Collection