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Many other Japanese will follow his lead, March 4, 1942

 Item — Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Photograph of a man in a white shirt and dark pants, standing on a box and attaching a sign that reads "Clearance Sale" to a store window. The window display shows a variety of drug store items and an advertisement featuring a dark-haired woman saluting.

The text on the back of the photograph reads "Many other Japanese will follow his lead. San Francisco, Calif.: Shizuo Okamoto (above), American-born Japanese, a University of California graduate, does what many other coast Japanese will be doing shortly. He's putting up a sale sign on his drug store preparatory to moving out of a defense zone at the request of Gen. DeWitt."

Dates

  • Creation: March 4, 1942

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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