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- 1942-05-17
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
A uniformed soldier checks the baggage of the Japanese Americans boarding a train at Union Station to be shipped to Pinedale "Assembly Center." The adults are dressed in their best clothing for the trip and wear smiles, hiding the uncertainty that they must be feeling. On May 17-18th, 859 Tacomans were sent by train to the internment camp, in accordance with Executive Order 9066. (T. Times 5/18/1942, pg. 1+)
World War, 1939-1945--Relocation camps; Japanese Americans--Evacuation & relocation, 1942-1945; Union Station (Tacoma);