In the processing plant of the Deerfield Packing Corporation at Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, N.J., a quality control supervisor is instructing ...

1944-08

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

WRA no. I-691

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Full title:In the processing plant of the Deerfield Packing Corporation at Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, N.J., a quality control supervisor is instructing Mrs. Carol Matsubara in the color grading of lima beans. Mrs. Matsubara's husband, Hoichi, is also employed at Seabrook Farms on a package-wrapping machine. Former residents of Elk Grove, California, Mr. and Mrs. Matsubara went on evacuation to the Jerome Relocation Center and later to the Gila River Relocation Center. Over 400 evacuees from most of the relocation centers are employed at Seabrook Farms. The total Japanese-American population at Seabrook is over 500. Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru Seabrook Farms, New Jersey.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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