Exclusion Order Directing Removal of Persons of Japanese Ancestry

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Description

The full caption for this photograph reads: San Francisco, California. Exclusion Order posted at First and Front Streets directing removal of persons of Japanese ancestry from the first San Francisco section to be effected by the evacuation.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the War Relocation Authority.

National Archives Identifier: 536017

Full Citation: Photograph 210-G-A39; San Francisco, California. Exclusion Order posted at First and Front Streets; 4/11/1942; 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/exclusion-order/, January 9, 2026]

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