Needlework display
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/3ee1b6b9e1676c3b00619b47d14b7123
Title
Needlework display
Creator
United States. Army. Signal Corps: photographer
Date
[1942]
Description
Photograph shows a needlework display at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center being admired by other evacuees. Caption on album page: "Feminine evacuees interested themselves in many forms of needlework and knitting. Photo shows a needlework display at Santa Anita (California) Assembly Center being admired by other evacuees." SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO 9CA-42-2131-PSF
The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
Subject
World War II
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Social and recreational activities
Arts and literature--Visual arts--Needlecrafts
Source
California Digital Library
Relation
Type
image
Date
[1942]
Source
California Digital Library
Subject
World War II
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Social and recreational activities
Arts and literature--Visual arts--Needlecrafts
Collection
Citation
United States. Army. Signal Corps: photographer, “Needlework display,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 1, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8049.
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