farmworkers

Thanks so much for sharing this photo. Our treatment of Japanese-Americans at this point in time was shameful. Those who don't remember history are condemned to repeat it.

I am really bothered by the the heading, "war emergency evacuation," as if Japanese Americans were rounded up and shipped off to the camps for their "own good." It shows that the U.S. government can say or do anything and justify it as a "war emergency."

They're preserving the titles of the photos as they were titled when they were taken. It's the Library of Congress historically documenting (and sharing with us) pieces of history. While that time period, and the subject matter is certainly sad and distasteful, I think it would be terrible if the LOC cleaned up the titles and other information to appeal to our modern sensibilities. It's much more important to get an accurate representation of history, imho. But I certainly understand where you're coming from- it was a terrible situation for the government to even conceive of internment camps, let alone put them into practice.

I agree with Jade. I appreciate the photo more because it has the original caption.

I agree with JadeEJF too. Doesn't change the fact that this is a shameful event in our history. -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

I added some tags from APT

This pic forms the middle panel of a panorama left www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2447211173/ right www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2447210457/ trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165386803 - the panorama appeared in the Sydney Mail, 30th January, 1907...in a pictorial feature on the 1906-07 harvest...per the Sydney Mail the location was Ross brothers' farm at Comabella, near Wellington, in central western NSW.

Thanks for sharing this work with the Commons! We've used it in an illustration for opensource.com opensource.com/government/11/7/icelands-open-door-government