In a corner of a laundry building, Mr. I. Telashita stirs a tub of rendered fats, in preparing soap for ...

1943-03-11

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

WRA no. E-777

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Full title:In a corner of a laundry building, Mr. I. Telashita stirs a tub of rendered fats, in preparing soap for center kitchens. The soap factory, set up under the direction of a former California cosmetics manufacturer, Mr. K. Oyama, has produced over 7,000 pounds of soap from waste fats. Photographer: Parker, Tom Denson, Arkansas.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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