Keywords: Poston, Arizona. Some of the "blocks" which were vacated earlier, are already dropping to pieces as . . . - NARA - 539857.tif Scope and content The full caption for this photograph reads Poston Arizona Some of the blocks which were vacated earlier are already dropping to pieces as shown here The barracks were of cheap construction rough lumber and tar paper and few people thought that they would be occupied for three years Units II and III of the Colorado River Relocation center Poston Arizona meet their scheduled closings ahead of the deadline These two camps which at one time had a combined population of more than 8 500 Japanese Americans are now completely deserted General notes 539857 Local identifier 210-G-K335 Department of the Interior War Relocation Authority 02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946 NARA-Author Iwasaki Hikaru 1923- Photographer 8464103 <br /> Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 05/1945 Record group Record Group 210 Records of the War Relocation Authority 1941 - 1989 Record group ARC 537 Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority compiled 1942 - 1945 Series ARC 536000 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWDNS-210-G-K335 yes Other versions <gallery> File Poston _Arizona _Some_of_the_ blocks _which_were_vacated_earlier _are_already_dropping_to_pieces_as_ _ _ _-_NARA_-_539857 tif tif File Poston _Arizona _Some_of_the_ blocks _which_were_vacated_earlier _are_already_dropping_to_pieces_as_ _ _ _-_NARA_-_539857 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Poston War Relocation Center NARA TIF images with categorized JPGs |