Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry
Files
Title
Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry
Subject
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Description
These are instructions for the removal of Japanese Americans living in Seattle, Washington. In addition to these instructions, evacuation orders would have also been posted informing Japanese Americans of their imminent removal. These orders followed Executive Order 9066, which gave the Western Defense Command of the Department of War the authority to exclude anybody from what it deemed strategic areas.
Creator
Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration
Source
D769.8.A6.M25 1942
Publisher
San Francisco: Western Defense Command
Date
1942-04-24
Format
Original object was scanned as a 24 bit color 300 dpi TIFF on a Zeutschel OS 14000 A0-LS scanner. Using Adobe Photoshop CS2 the image was converted into a 72 dpi JPEG.
Language
English
Type
Text
Original Format
14"x22" poster
Collection
Citation
Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration, “Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry,” Digital Exhibits, accessed October 31, 2025, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/4407.