The original caption for this photograph, taken by War Relocation Authority photographer Francis Stewart, reads: Eden, Idaho. Baggage, belonging to evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington, is sorted and trucked to owners in their barrack apartments.
Baggage Belonging to Japanese Americans Being Forcibly Evacuated
- 8/17/1942
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This primary source comes from the Records of the War Relocation Authority.
National Archives Identifier: 538278
Full Citation: Photograph 210-G-D87; Eden, Idaho. Baggage, belonging to evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington is sorted.; 8/17/1942; Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 – 1945; Records of the War Relocation Authority, Record Group 210; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/eden-idaho-baggage/, March 30, 2026]
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