| Title |
Soldiers at Topaz |
| Note |
Images and descriptions were collected and provided by KUED in the making of their 1987 documentary about the Topaz Internment Camp. Some images were used in the documentary as representations of actual events occurring at Topaz. |
| Photo Number |
Box 4, No. 10-9 |
| Subject |
Topaz Relocation Center (Topaz, Utah); Japanese Americans; Japanese Americans--California--1940-1950; World War II--United States; World War II |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date |
1943 |
| Description |
Over 1,400 Topaz residents deemed disloyal were shipped to a segregation center at Tule Lake, California. The decision to leave Topaz was made by the eldest male of the family and family members followed. When segregated, belongings were closely searched by military police for contraband. |
| Rights |
Digital Image © 2012 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Source Format |
Photographic print |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Source Size |
7.75x9.75 in. |
| Scanning Technician |
Jacob Matthews |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Scanning Institution |
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library |
| File Name |
39222002187669 |
| Conversion Specifications |
Scanned by Utah State University Library Digital Initiatives staff using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, grayscale, at 800 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6wd40gh |
| Source |
MSS C 125 The KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Photograph Collection, 1987 |
| Relation |
https://history.utah.gov/finding-aids/data/C00125/C0125.xml |
| Setname |
dha_kued_trc |
| ID |
483265 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wd40gh |
