George Shoji is shown at work on the farm which he and his brother-in-law, George Ike, together with George Ike's ...

1944-09-17

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

WRA no. I-496

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Full title:George Shoji is shown at work on the farm which he and his brother-in-law, George Ike, together with George Ike's father-in-law, Joseph Sakamoto, are operating on shares near Elkhorn, Wis. The farm includes 120 acres, of which 50 acres were planted in cabbage, 10 in potatoes, 15 in corn, and 10 each of onions and carrots. Crops were good this year except for the onions and carrots which did not do well. George Shoji was formerly a resident of Fresno, California, and came to Wisconsin from Rohwer Relocation Center to which he had transferred from Tule Lake. He was a vineyard and cotton farmer near Fresno prior to evacuation. Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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