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Lot Number: 212
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1942 Japanese “Internment” Order / Broadside Poster “NOTICE” - “Civilian Exclusion Order No. 41” - Presidio World War II by the U.S. Army for Japanese Internment

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1942-Dated World War II, Official U.S. Army Japanese Internment Broadside Poster “NOTICE”, “Civilian Exclusion Order No. 41”, large size measuring 22” x 14", Presidio of San Francisco, California, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine.

This original, historic, boldly Printed large black typeset Broadside Poster was issued by the U.S. Army in 1942. It is entitled: “NOTICE. - Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army - Presidio of San Francisco, California - May 5, 1942 - Civilian Exclusion Order No. 41” by Lt. Gen. J. L. DeWitt, at San Francisco, being an announcement regarding Japanese Internment, in 1942. John L. DeWitt administered the Japanese “Internment” program. This Broadside is a list of the four major points, under Order No. 41, basically excluding from military locations and including Japanese “aliens,” reading in part:

”... persons of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien...” from the military Presidio portion of San Francisco. Any such person found in the area on or after May 11, 1942, will be liable to the criminal penalties provided by Public Law No. 503, 77th Congress, ... and alien Japanese will be subject to immediate apprehension and internment.”

In wonderful crisp condition, with light toning around the outer edges, a minor hidden .5” tear at lower right outer edge, and minor pinholes at top and bottom from a previous posting. We have previously sold Order No. 41 in our EAHA Auction, August 21, 2021, Lot 205 at $1,750 which was graded lower in quality, and a December 11, 2021, Lot 265 at $5,100. which was similarly graded as Choice.

This example is very crisp, never folded, being printed on the proper heavy card stock having light even age tone since originally printed in 1942. A distinct bold design type which is often seen on American history reports regarding the forced Internment of tens of thousands of Japanese Americans.
Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, authorizing the secretary of war to designate military zones within the U.S. from which "any or all persons may be excluded." The order was not targeted at any specific group, but it became the basis for the mass relocation and internment of some 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry, including both citizens and non-citizens of the United States.
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