Preparing to join Liberty Ship deck plates by union melt at shipyard in California during World War II. Worker uses mechanical buffer to prepare edges of two plates prior to joining by union melt. Welder makes several tack welds. Another worker buffs the tacked spots. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Japanese-American boys in Scout troop activities early during World War II, just before the opening Japanese internment camps and relocation centers.. A Boy Scout recruitment and fundraising poster with a smiling boy. Boys of Japanese descent stand in a line, raise their hands in the scout sign and say the scout oath, led by a Scout leader. Boys in scout troop prepare meal on campfire beside a tent. The Japanese flag flying. Likely west coast USA; possibly California.
Several trucks and automobiles carrying Japanese-Americans citizens are stopped and directed to the side of a highway, where policemen search their personal baggage (during time in World War 2 when the U.S. government was sending many Japanese-American citizens to internment camps or relocation centers). Police officers being directed by officials in civilian clothes, search open suitcases and other containers of clothing and personal items, laid out on the pavement. The Japanese American owners repack their suitcases after they are searched. One truck open stake truck is carrying many items of luggage and clothing rolled up and tied. These are all off-loaded and spread out on the pavement for search. A Japanese American woman stands near a 1937 Chevrolet 4-door sedan, in which children are seen looking out from the back seat. The woman helps a man roll up a bundle of clothes, as a uniformed policeman, nearby, searches another one. The woman and and two men repackage and tie the bundle with cord, as a policemen looks in the car trunk. More views of Japanese Americans with their luggage laid out on the pavement being searched. One woman has belongings tied up in a cardboard box labeled: "Sunland Biscuit Company, Los Angeles & San Francisco." Under direction of a civilian official holding a walkie talkie telephone, a policeman helps people load their belongings into an open truck after they have been searched.
United States military policemen search and question Japanese-Americans passengers at a railroad train station depot next to an internment camp, during relocation of Japanese-American citizens in World War 2. Policeman carries down a baby from the train, women get down from the train and soldiers watch them. Woman and children sit on chairs and officer writes on a paper in front of the woman. Inspector frisks pockets and shoes of Japanese-American men. Japanese-American man carries a baby. Girl stands at a table. Inspector inspects suitcase of a woman and points with finger. Men stand at table and talk. A Japanese-American family stands in front of a train. They each have name tags on. Queue of people. Inspector searches a man. Woman walks with inspector. Wide shot of internment camp. (World War II period).
Scenes of a Relocation Center for interment of Japanese citizens in the United States, during World War 2. Aerial view of houses and pool at Relocation Center. Road, circle, buildings and race track at the Center. Audience boot of stadium. Statue of a horse in a garden. Outer look of houses in center. Cars at the Relocation Center.
Aliens in the United States brought to Federal courthouse and court in session of arraignment. During time of evaluation hearings, deportations, and forced internments of foreign aliens and suspected conspirators (such as German, Italian, Japanese) in the United States during World War 2 (due to the Enemy Alien Control Program authorized by President Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor). Handcuffed alien is taken out of a car and people gathered besides road watch. Woman stands at table in court while arraignment. Photographers stand on stairs of Federal court and click pictures. More handcuffed aliens brought to the courthouse. Women alien brought to Federal courthouse, she goes into the court. Alien brought to the court goes in and hides his face by a hat. Alien hides face with his hands and goes in the court. Federal court during arraignment session. People speak. Woman stands. Man speaks. Men at table discuss.
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