Japanese Internment Camp photograph collection, circa 1942-1946
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Historical Background
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- View of landscape, fence and guard tower at an internment camp (possibly at Tule Lake, California), circa 1942-1946
- Group of Japanese men and women outside a building, circa 1942-1946
- Group of Japanese men and women on a hill, circa 1942-1946
- Group of Japanese men and boys in the snow, circa 1942-1946
- Japanese men and boys having a snowball fight in front of barracks, circa 1942-1946
- Group of Japanese men posing outside a building, circa 1942-1946
- Hiroki Nishimura and another Japanese man posing in snow, circa 1942-1946
- A smaller version of #10, cropped to only show Hiroki Nishimura, circa 1942-1946
- Hiroki Nishimura and another Japanese man outside a building, circa 1942-1946
- Hiroki Nishimura outside buildings, circa 1942-1946
- Hiroki Nishimura outside a building, circa 1942-1946
- Hiroki Nishimura smoking next to an automobile, circa 1942-1946
- Young Japanese man leaning against an automobile, January 1946
- Man in a uniform standing outside a snow-covered building, circa 1942-1946
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Japanese Internment Camp photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1942-1946 (inclusive)19421946
- Quantity
- 18 photographic prints (1 folder) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0793
- Summary
- Photographs of Japanese Americans in an internment camp, possibly at Tule Lake, California
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Historical Background
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 led to great fear within the United States. Residents along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. were particularly affected by this event and feared additional bombings. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which decreed that residents of Japanese ancestry be evacuated from their homes and relocated to inland locations. Executive Order 9066, and the resulting War Relocation Authority evacuated, relocated and interned 120,000 American citizens and permanent resident aliens who were of Japanese ancestry.
The Tule Lake Relocation Center in California (the likely location for these photographs) opened in 1942. It was quickly turned into the camp for "disloyal" Japanese--those who answered "no" on the loyalty test. Because of this, Tule Lake was the longest running internment camp, remaining open until March 20, 1946.
Content Description
Photographs of Japanese Americans in an internment camp, possibly at Tule Lake, California. Most of the photographs are of groups or individuals outside; also included are children playing in the snow and views of the landscape and guard towers.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: View of landscape, fence and guard tower at an internment camp (possibly at Tule Lake, California)Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 1-2
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Description: Group of Japanese men and women outside a buildingDates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 3
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Description: Group of Japanese men and women on a hillDates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 4
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Description: Group of Japanese men and boys in the snowDates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 5
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Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 6
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Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 7-8
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Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 9-10
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Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 11
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Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 12
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Description: Hiroki Nishimura outside buildingsDates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 13-14
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Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 15
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Description: Hiroki Nishimura smoking next to an automobileDates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 16
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Dates: January 1946Container: Item 17
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Dates: circa 1942-1946Container: Item 18
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Concentration camp inmates--California--Photographs
- Concentration camp inmates--United States--Photographs
- Japanese Americans--California--Photographs
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--California--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States--Photographs
