Resident I.D. card

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
These identification cards were issued to residents of the internment camps. In order to exercise control and maintain surveillance over the population, internees were given family numbers and their physical characteristics were recorded.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Ko Takemoto
1942
ID Number
1986.3083.01
nonaccession number
1986.3083
catalog number
1986.3083.01
Object Name
identification card
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5.588 cm x 10.16 cm; 2 3/16 in x 4 in
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Japanese American Internment Era
Title
Resident I.D. card
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1294992
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c379-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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