Bob Sato (at hoist) and Otto Shinagawa (at lathe) help to make machine tools, dies, and castings at the G. ...

1943-06

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

WRA no. B-548

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Full title:Bob Sato (at hoist) and Otto Shinagawa (at lathe) help to make machine tools, dies, and castings at the G. & N. Manufacturing Company in Cleveland. Sato lived in Los Angeles before the evacuation to Heart Mountain, where he was housing superintendent. He is a graduate of an engineering school in Indiana. Shinagawa, formerly a garage worker and machinist from San Francisco, lived for several months at the Granada Relocation Center, where he was a high school teacher. Both men earn $1.10 an hour plus overtime, and average over 50 hours work per week. Beginners are paid 75 cents an hour plus overtime at this plant. Photographer: Brumbach Cleveland, Ohio.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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