New Year's Eve at Japanese Internment Camp in Topaz, Utah

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Description

This photograph shows the New Year’s Eve celebration at the Japanese internment camp Topaz Internment Camp in Utah.

The original caption for this photograph is “Topaz, Utah. Evacuees celebrate New Year’s Eve. Japanese Americans at Central Utah Relocation Center celebrated reopening of the west coast with a big New Year’s Eve party. Joseph Aoki portrays Father Time and his son Tommy, Baby New Year.”

Citation

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

National Archives Identifier: 539711

Full Citation: New Year’s Eve at Japanese Internment Camp in Topaz, Utah; 12/31/1944; 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/new-years-eve-at-japanese-internment-camp-in-topaz-utah/, February 20, 2026]