Woodland, California

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Women at railroad station on morning of departure of persons of Japanese ancestry from this agricultural community to the Merced Assembly center. The woman in the dark slack suit is one of the few exhibiting grief on leaving.

Ten cars of evacuees of Japanese ancestry are now aboard and the doors are closed. Their Caucasian friends and the staff of the Wartime Civil Control Administration stations are watching the departure from the platform. Evacuees are leaving their homes and ranches, in a rich agricultural district, bound for Merced Assembly center, about 125 miles away.

Tenant farmer of Japanese ancestry who has just completed settlement of their affairs and everything is packed ready for evacuation on the following morning to an assembly center. 5/20/42

These farm children of Japanese ancestry are all prepared to go to an assembly center with their parents who have just wound up their affairs. The bat and baseball mitt are being taken along to the Assembly Center for recreation. In background is large commercial poppy field--poppies are ground for medicinal purposes. California. 5/20/42

Families of Japanese ancestry with their baggage at railroad station waiting for arrival of special train which will take them from their home town to the Merced Assembly Center, about 125 miles away. California. 5/20/42

Farm family of Japanese ancestry see the train approaching down the track, which will take them to Merced Assembly Center. They hasten to gather to their respective places as instructed. 5/20/42

The train is about to depart which will take these evacuees of Japanese ancestry from this rich agricultural district to the Merced Assembly Center, about 125 miles away. Many leave close friends behind. 5/20/42

Woodland, Yolo County, Calif.--Ten cars of evacuees of Japanese ancestry are now aboard and the doors are closed. Their Caucasian friends and the staff of the WCCA stations are watching the departure from the platform. Evacuees are leaving their homes and ranches, in a rich agricultural district, bound for Merced Assembly Center, about 125 miles away. 5/20/42



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