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unknown, fl. 1939 [Photograph of Japanese-American children on couch]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09860.226 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1939 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 24 June 1939 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One black-and-white photograph of Japanese-American children on a couch dated June 24, 1939. Image is of a young boy holding an infant. (similar to GLC09860.234)

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