Sujet

I Am An American, WWII

Légende

Oakland, California March, 1942 A large sign reading I am an American placed in the window of a store, at 8th and Franklin streets, on December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor. The store was closed following orders to persons of Japanese descent to evacuate from certain West Coast areas. The owner, a University of California graduate, will be housed with hundreds of evacuees in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war.

Date

20e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A16_122

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,8Mo (900,8Ko) / 43,2cm x 34,7cm / 5100 x 4097 (300dpi)

Mots clés

WWII 1940s 1942 architecture Archival black and white building exterior built structure California car communication conflict day door Dorothea Lange evacuation Facade Front Door horizontal Internment of Japanese-Americans Land Vehicle Military Invasion no people North America Oakland outdoors Pacific War Pearl Harbor Attack photography racism Relocation retail second world war Sedan Shop Window sign social issues store Store Sign Store Window street text transportation United States war Western script window World War 2 World War II World War Two WWII