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Prisoner of War Marking on the Walls

2020

Angel Island Immigration Station

Angel Island Immigration Station
Tiburon, United States

After the Immigration Station closed in 1940, it was used by the U.S. Army as a Prisoner of War detention camp. The initials "PW" (seen here) was pressed into the clothing of the prisoners held inside the barracks. (Detention Barracks, room 109)

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  • Title: Prisoner of War Marking on the Walls
  • Date Created: 2020
  • Location Created: Angel Island, Tiburon, California, USA
  • Type: Photograph
  • Rights: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
  • Medium: Photograph
  • Photographer: R. Nauman
Angel Island Immigration Station

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