After working for two years in a cleaning establishment in Powell, Nebraska, where he relocated from the Heart Mountain Relocation ...

1945-03-21

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

WRA no. H-641

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Full title:After working for two years in a cleaning establishment in Powell, Nebraska, where he relocated from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Mr. William H. Okamoto decided to go into business for himself. In January of 1945 he came to Denver and opened his own shop, the Spring Cleaners, and although his venture is only a few months old, business is already so good that he finds difficulty in handling it by himself. His wife and two children still reside at Heart Mountain Center but plan to join him soon. With everything running so smoothly, Mr. Okamoto can see no reason for their returning to their former home in Los Angeles, and too, he likes Denver. Photographer: Mace, Charles E. Denver, Colorado.
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