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'I am an American' sign displayed by a Japanese-American store owner, Oakland, California, United States, 8 Dec 1941 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     'I am an American' sign displayed by a Japanese-American store owner, Oakland, California, United States, 8 Dec 1941 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile.

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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Identification Code   LC-USZ62-23602
More on...   
Internment of Japanese-Americans and Japanese-Canadians   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 2,709 x 2,128 pixels
Photos on Same Day 8 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Oakland, California, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
19 Nov 2015 03:00:33 PM

Note 1938 LaSalle coupe parked at the curb.

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WW2-Era Place Name Oakland, California, United States
Lat/Long 37.7997, -122.2728
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