Sand Island detention camp under construction, Sand Island, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 13 Feb 1942.

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Caption     Sand Island detention camp under construction, Sand Island, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 13 Feb 1942. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Date 13 Feb 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via Wikimedia Commons
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,166 x 910 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
24 Oct 2024 01:45:47 PM

The Sand Island camp opened the day after the Pearl Harbor Attack with tents. Seen here is the beginning of replacing some tents with wooden huts.

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