Japanese Serviceman's Monument, Rivers Arizona

Image

Japanese Serviceman's Monument, Rivers, Arizona

Title

Japanese Serviceman's Monument, Rivers Arizona

Identifier

28226

Source

Helen Yamamoto Collection, 1995

Description

This image shows two young women posing in front of the Gila River Relocation Center's Serviceman's Monument. During the war, these honor rolls were created within Japanese detention centers to recognize the camp residents who enlisted before the war was over.

Creator

Unknown

Date

circa 1944

Format

20.3 x 25.4 cm
Black and white photograph

Subject

Gila River Relocation Center
Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945
Soldiers' monuments
Arizona
Nisei

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.

Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Japanese Serviceman's Monument, Rivers Arizona,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed March 29, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/3514.