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Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. An evacuee resting on his cot after moving his belongings into this bare barracks room. An army cot and mattress are the only things furnished by the government. All personal belongings were brought by the evacuees, April 2, 1942. Photo: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. Source: National Archives.

Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. An evacuee resting on his cot after moving his belongings into this bare barracks room. An army cot and mattress are the only things furnished by the government. All personal belongings were brought by the evacuees, April 2, 1942. Photo: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. Source: National Archives.

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