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Manzanar Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

RoyKakuda
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Construction began in March 1942

The camp was built by Griffith and Company, and most of the construction was completed within six weeks.

The caption for this photograph by the WRA reads:

Construction begins at Manzanar, now a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Construction begins at Manzanar, now a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
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Creator(s): Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946) Type(s) of Archival Materials: Photographs and other Graphic Materials Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures … More »

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