First Arrivals At The Manzanar 'War Relocation Center'

The first group of 82 Japanese-Americans arrive at the Manzanar internment camp (or 'War Relocation Center') carrying their belongings in suitcases and bags, Owens Valley, California, March 21, 1942. Manzanar was one of the first ten internment camps opened in the United States, and it's peak population, before it was closed in November 1945, was over 10,000 people.