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War Relocation Authority Photographs
The National Archives has digitized 3,961 photographs from the series, Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority (WRA), 1942-1945. Professional photographers, including Dorothea Lange, were commissioned by the WRA to document the daily life and treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Digital Copies Search
To view only descriptions with digital copies:
- Click on one of the images in the gallery.
- Click the
button on the ARC Search Results page. - Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
- Press the Go button.
Browse the Series
To find all 3,961 digitized photographs from the War Relocation Authority:
- Click on this link for Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority.
- When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945.
- Scroll down to the part of the description that says Includes 3,961 items. Click on that link to view the hit list for all 3,961 items.
Searching by Records Type (Media)
Textual Documents
ARC contains descriptions of textual documents related to Japanese American internment created by the War Relocation Authority, Department of Defense, U.S. District Courts, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other federal agencies.
- Click on this link for Japanese American Internment.
- Click the button.
- Select Textual Records from the Type of Archival Materials list.
- Press the Go button.
- Click on the title link for any of the hits.
Motion Pictures
ARC contains descriptions of propaganda and informational films produced by the War Relocation Authority and the Office of War Information, as well as features by Paramount News. To find descriptions of motion pictures related to Japanese American internment:
- Click on this link for Japanese American Internment.
- Click the button.
- Select Moving Images from the Type of Archival Materials list.
- Press the Go button.
- Click on the title link for any of the hits.
Sound Recordings
The National Archives maintains a group of World War II-era newscasts originally collected by the University of Washington. To find descriptions of the sound recordings related to Japanese American internment:
- Click on this link for Japanese American Internment.
- Click the button.
- Select Sound Recordings from the Type of Archival Materials list.
- Press the Go button.
- Click on the title link for any of the hits.
