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Description
Photo of the Tule Lake social hall on fire from a distance. It is in the center of the picture but at a distance. Looking down at the burning building on either side of it are rows of barracks. Some people are running and some just watching.

Caption
On New Year's Eve of 1945, a fire broke out at the social hall at Tule Lake. No cause was found. December 1945

copy negative

Newell, Calif., December 31, 1945

(93.102.13)

Gift of Jack and Peggy Iwata

Jack Iwata Collection

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Copyright is held by the Japanese American National Museum. Short-term educational use with limited circulation is permitted. For all other uses, please contact the Hirasaki National Resource Center at the Japanese American National Museum (hnrc@janm.org)

eishida — Last modified Mar 30 2011 7:58 p.m.


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