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    Object Details

    Description

    Rigid structures of control were in place during the incarceration of thousands of Japanese Americans. Every movement inside the barbed wire fences of relocation centers were watched by guards, while movements outside of the camps were heavily documented and reinforced with strict time allowances.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Masa Ozamoto

    date made

    1943-05-02

    ID Number

    1986.3128.08

    nonaccession number

    1986.3128

    catalog number

    1986.3128.08

    Object Name

    document

    Physical Description

    paper (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm

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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-c5b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1295207

    Discover More

    Wooden name plate displaying the name "T. Ozamoto." The name plate was used to identify the residence of Michibiku Ozamoto.

    Behind Barbed Wire

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