“Evacuees” aboard a train leaving the Woodland, California, station.

Dorothea Lange1942-05-20

U.S. National Archives
United States

“Evacuees” aboard a train leaving the Woodland, California, station for the Merced Assembly Center 125 miles away. Friends watch from the platform as they depart.

Dorothea Lange May 20, 1942

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Title: “Evacuees” aboard a train leaving the Woodland, California, station.
Creator: Dorothea Lange, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
Date Created: 1942-05-20
Location: Woodland, California
Type: Photograph
Original Source: https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/210.html

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“Evacuees” aboard a train leaving the Woodland, California, station.

Dorothea Lange1942-05-20

U.S. National Archives
United States

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