Resident I.D. card

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Object Details

Description

These identification cards were issued to residents of the internment camps. In order to exercise control and maintain surveillance over the population, internees were given family numbers and their physical characteristics were recorded.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Ko Takemoto

date made

1942

ID Number

1986.3083.01

nonaccession number

1986.3083

catalog number

1986.3083.01

Object Name

identification card

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5.588 cm x 10.16 cm; 2 3/16 in x 4 in

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General

Military

Cultures & Communities

Japanese American Internment Era

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c379-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1294992