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TITLE
Trunk/Footlocker
 
DESCRIPTION
Trunk/Footlocker
Two of two

White paint on sides:
"# 18134" [family number] and "M. IINO"

Olive drab. 31 1/4" W x 13" H x 17" D
 
CONTEXT
Upon registration for removal to the relocation centers, Japanese Americans were issued a "family number," used from then on the identify themselves and their belongings during removal and internment.
 
CREDIT
Courtesy of Mitsuo and Toshiko Iino