Picture shows a gorgeous street scene at Montgomery Block, 28 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA. Nice view of this area of San Francisco with old vintage cars, buildings, stores, and people walking. Learn More

Picture shows street view at 2213-2217 Van Ness Avenue, Historic View, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA. This photo dates to the 1940's and shows some old shops and a vintage car. Learn More

Photo shows view of the San Francisco railway turntable reconstruction of the Bay and Taylor turntable. View to the south. The 'spider' that carries the actual turntable is in place in the pit. This old photograph dates to 1941. Learn More

Picture shows Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA. View of battleship USS IOWA in Dry Dock No. 4, looking northeast (1945). Learn More

Picture shows turntable construction at Bay & Taylor street turntable, 1941. View to northwest taken two days after other photo. Reconstruction work is nearly complete in this view. Nice view of an old restaurant and vintage cars parked on the street as well. Learn More

Photo shows a view of the street corner where the old Pico Hotel was located; 430 North Main Street, Los Angeles, California. Photograph dates to the 1940s. Learn More

Photo shows wooden sign at entrance to Manzanar, Manzanar War Relocation Center, CA; photograph by Ansel Adams, 1943.<br><br>On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Fear of a Japanese invasion and of subversive acts by Japanese Americans prompted President Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. The order designated the West Coast as a military zone from which "any or all persons may be excluded." Although not specified in the order, Japanese Americans were singled out for evacuation. More than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were removed from California, southern Arizona, and western Washington and Oregon and sent to ten relocation camps. Learn More

Photo shows man standing on top of bus loading luggage while a group of people gather to say farewell, guardhouse in the background. Photo taken by Ansel Adams in 1943, at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. <br><br>On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Fear of a Japanese invasion and of subversive acts by Japanese Americans prompted President Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. The order designated the West Coast as a military zone from which "any or all persons may be excluded." Although not specified in the order, Japanese Americans were singled out for evacuation. More than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were removed from California, southern Arizona, and western Washington and Oregon and sent to ten relocation camps. Learn More

Photo shows Manzanar street scene, spring, Manzanar Relocation Center, CA; photograph by Ansel Adams, 1943. Shows two way traffic in the camp, and camp buildings.<br><br>On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Fear of a Japanese invasion and of subversive acts by Japanese Americans prompted President Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. The order designated the West Coast as a military zone from which "any or all persons may be excluded." Although not specified in the order, Japanese Americans were singled out for evacuation. More than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were removed from California, southern Arizona, and western Washington and Oregon and sent to ten relocation camps. Learn More