Object Details
Description
For some Japanese American internees, work-release programs were an option for escaping the poor living conditions of the War Relocation Centers. Once participants passed "loyalty" and "character" investigations, individuals were able to leave the relocation centers to find work. One destination for Japanese Americans was Seabrook Farms located in New Jersey. Due to the employment constraints caused by the war, Seabrook employed internees to work in the fields harvesting vegetables.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1940
ca 1940s
ID Number
2008.0103.01
accession number
2008.0103
catalog number
2008.0103.01
Object Name
button
idenfitifcation button
Physical Description
plastic (overall: outside material)
paper (overall: inside, image material)
metal (part: pin material)
Measurements
overall: 2 in; 5.08 cm
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Japanese American
Military
Cultures & Communities
Japanese American Internment Era
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1422350