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

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Caption     'I am an American' sign displayed by a Japanese-American store owner, Oakland, California, United States, 8 Dec 1941 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Oakland, California, United States
Date 8 Dec 1941
Photographer   
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Identification Code   LC-USZ62-23602
 
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Internment of Japanese-Americans and Japanese-Canadians   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photos on Same Day 8 Dec 1941
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 2,709 x 2,128 pixels



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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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