San Pedro to SantaAnita

Arcadia, California — 4 April, 1942.

Japanese Americans from the San Pedro Pacific Electric Railway (Red Cars) station arrived at the Santa Anita Race Track to await internment processing.

They lived here at the Santa Anita Assembly Center until sent to inland Internment Camps.

Those awaiting processing here lived in hastily constructed barracks and in existing stables, with 8,500 in converted Santa Anita Race Track horse stalls.

U.S. NPS: Santa Anita Assembly Center, California (webpage).　

日本語: カリフォルニア州 アーカディア　サンタ・アニタ競走場にて。サンタ・ペドロ駅から乗車してきた日系人達。奥地の強制収容所に送られるまで彼らは集合センターとなっていたこの競走場に拘留された。

1942 in rail transport in the united states april 1942 in california arcadia california black and white photographs of groups black and white photographs of trains in the united states in the 1940 s japanese american internment japanese americans japanese american internees nara images of the santa anita assembly center number 1373 on rail vehicles pacific electric railway pacific electric railway stations santa anita assembly center war relocation authority photographs by clem albers department of the interior doi united states department of interior railway stations

05/04/1942

National Archives ARC#536004 Record Group:210

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