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Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1942. A large sign reading I am an American placed in the window of a store, at [401 - 403 Eighth] and Franklin streets, on December 8, the day

Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1942. A large sign reading I am an American placed in the window of a store, at [401 - 403 Eighth] and Franklin streets, on December 8, the day

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Photograph shows the Wanto Co. store located at 401 - 403 Eighth and Franklin Streets in Oakland, California. The business was owned by the Matsuda family. Tatsuro Matsuda, a University of California graduate, commissioned and installed the "I am an American" sign. (Source: researcher R. Yee, Oakland Museum of California, 2017) Lange took this photograph while working for the War Relocation Authority, and the OWI acquired a copy for its own files.

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Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1942. A large sign reading I am an American placed in the window of a store, at [401 - 403 Eighth] and Franklin streets, on December 8, the day

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