DOROTHEA LANGE COLLECTION: “Japanese Internment Camps” (1942)

As evacuation of residents of Japanese ancestry progressed in April 1942, this sign, advertising a swimming pool, was posted in many San Francisco districts. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

Photographer: Lange, Dorothea — San Francisco, California. 4/13/42

Tagged 1940's, California, Dorothea Lange, FSA COLLECTION, Japanese Internment, San Francisco, Sign.