combo collage photo

Mary Allred and Dean Komure

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Original WRA caption: Poston, Arizona. Some of the “blocks” which were vacated earlier, are already dropping to pieces as shown here. The barracks were of cheap construction, rough lumber, and tar paper and few people thought that they would be occupied for three years. Units II and III of the Colorado River Relocation center, Poston, Arizona, meet their scheduled closings ahead of the deadline. These two camps which at one time had a combined population of more than 8,500 Japanese Americans are now completely deserted.
photo: Hikaru Iwasaki, Poston, 5/1/1945Poston, combo