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Dorothea Lange (dorothealange@mastodon.ozioso.online)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 04:00:07 JST Dorothea Lange

Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1942. A large sign reading "I am an American" placed in the window of a store, at 401 - 403 Eighth and Franklin streets, on December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor. The store was closed following orders to persons of Japanese descent to evacuate from certain West Coast areas. The owner, a University of California graduate, will be housed with hundreds of evacuees in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war
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1. The image is a black and white photograph depicting an old-fashioned store with signage that reads "Grocery" above the entrance, indicating it's likely a grocery shop. The storefront displays various goods such as fruits and vegetables, suggesting its purpose in providing food items to customers. A prominent feature of this photo is a large sign placed on the window reading "I AM AN AMERICAN," which suggests an expression or statement being made by someone associated with the store, possibly reflecting feelings about identity during that historical period. The context provided indicates this image was taken during World War II in Oakland, California, specifically at 401-403 Eighth and Franklin streets on December 8th. The vehicle parked outside is an older model car typical of mid-century design with rounded edges and a shiny surface reflecting the environment around it. It adds to the historical context of the image by indicating its time period before modern automotive styles became prevalent. Overall, this photograph captures a moment in American history during World War II when personal identity was being questioned due to racial tensions as seen through the lens of an individual's assertion of their nationality amidst wartime evacuations and restrictions on people of Japanese descent.
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  Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1942. A large sign reading "I am an American" placed in the window of a store, at [401 - 403 Eighth] and Franklin streets, on December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor. The store was closed following orders to persons of Japanese descent to evacuate from certain West Coast areas. The owner, a University of California graduate, will be housed with hundreds of evacuees in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war
  
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  1 photographic print : gelatin silver. | Photograph shows the Wanto Co. store located at 401 - 403 Eighth and Franklin Streets in Oakland, California. The business was owned by the Matsuda family. Tatsuro Matsuda, a University of California graduate, commissioned and installed the "I am an American" sign. (Source: researcher R. Yee, Oakland Museum of California, 2017) Lange took this photograph while working for the War Relocation Authority, and the OWI acquired a copy for its own files.
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  Fu (fuat2mb@theres.life)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 10:17:49 JST Fu
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  @DorotheaLange thar car though
  
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