• The highway leading to Poston marked the camp as a "Prohibited" military area.



• Japanese-Americans registered at Poston when they first arrived at the camp.



• Evacuees served as welders, assistant doctors, firemen and local police at Poston.



• Hastily constructed barracks, covered with rolls of roofing material, eventually served as shelter for more than 17,000 people forced to leave their own homes and resettle at dusty Poston.



• On arrival at the camp, people created mattresses with straw sticks and slept on beds in very close quarters. Shower facilities were primitive and communal.



• It was hot at Poston, so ice from a thermos helped to provide some relief from the heat.



• Children play, and read, wherever they are.



• Evacuees created a garden area at Poston and enjoyed outdoor musical concerts.

Families sent to Minidoka, Idaho found themselves in a much different climate. There, children played in the snow instead of the desert.