George Shoji and his wife Alice, who is holding their 1-1/2 month old son, Lynn, stand with George Ike and ...

1944-09-17

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

WRA no. I-491

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Full title:George Shoji and his wife Alice, who is holding their 1-1/2 month old son, Lynn, stand with George Ike and his wife, Clara, who is holding their son, George Ike Jr., who is 2-1/2 months old. Behind them is a wagonload of cabbage just brought in from their 50 acre field of this vegetable. In addition to the cabbage, the families raise considerable acreage of corn and potatoes. They are farming with George Ike's father-in-law, Joseph Sakamoto, on shares near Elkhorn, Wisconsin. They are well pleased with their earnings from the farm at the end of the first season. The three families came to Wisconsin from the Rohwer Relocation Center. Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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