Police officer on patrol and pedestrians in front of Japanese-owned stores in "Little Tokyo" neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Automobile traffic on street in front of businesses in Little Tokyo on East First Street including Hotel Empire. Worker changing a time-restricted "No Parking" sign to a general "No Parking" sign in front of a restaurant. Soldier patrols in front of a store with sign "Hashimoto Co. Boat Supplies" during time when Japanese connected businesses were being closed and Japanese civilians being moved to relocation and internment camps. Dock areas at port with many fishing boats, all empty, and two soldiers on patrol walking on docks. Birds stand near boats at dock. Cars lined along businesses in Little Tokyo, including "A. Nakamura Co." storefront. (World War II period).
A view of the badly damaged freighter USS Absaroka at Pacific Coast in Los Angeles. The ship damaged by a Japanese submarine in World War 2. Men stand on the freighter. A man carries a banner. The banner reads "A slip of a lip may sink a ship" urging confidentiality during the war The freighter undergoes repairs. Officers inspect the work.
War heroes of World War 2 are honored in Los Angeles, California. Soldiers in a jeeps drive past a large crowd in a stadium. Sailors of U.S. Navy training school in Los Angeles march past a review stand. Nurses, medics and soldiers march past a large crowd in the stadium. Officers pose for a picture. Officers seated in chairs.