Hank Takeda, former truck driver from Hollywood, California, came to Denver from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center. Hank likes his ...

1943-08-16

War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945 circa 1941-1947

WRA no. B-741

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Full title:Hank Takeda, former truck driver from Hollywood, California, came to Denver from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center. Hank likes his job at the Hartner Produce Company, where 70 of the 90 employees are Japanese-Americans. Mr. Elmer Hartner, company manager, praised his work in assisting America's food program. Hank and the others are doing marvelous, tireless jobs to help this country, Mr. Hartner said. On several occasions all of the Japanese-Americans have worked all night to save food threatened by spoilage. Left to Right: Elmer Hartner, Manager, Hartner Produce Company; Hank Takeda; and Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority. Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru Denver, Colorado.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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