WWII: Japanese-American Citizens Internment Camp Posters. Matched pair of 1942 Japanese-American citizen West Coast "Internment Order" broadside posters issued by the US Army in 1942. They were meant to be posted at special locations in various communities around California, providing notice of these Special Orders and how to comply. Posters measure 14" x 22".

The first broadside is entitled, "Notice. Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California, May 11, 1942. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 62," by Lt. Gen. J.L. DeWitt, at San Francisco, being an announcement regarding Japanese internment, in 1942. This specific order was for a portion of Fresno County, California, having the county name specifically imprinted. John L. DeWitt administered the Japanese internment program. This broadside is a list of the four major points, under Order No. 62.

The second broadside is titled "Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration, Presidio of San Francisco, California, May 11, 1942, Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry." This broadside gives instructions for the evacuation and the location of the Civil Control Station, "American Legion Hall, 1705 Second Street, Selma, California." 

A note from the consignor states that these were posted on a farm in Dabob, Washington. 

Damp stains and light wear. Both present well.