page_title: Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center
hierarchical_section_title: Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center
caption_attribution_description: Scope and content: The full caption for this photograph reads: Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona. New adobe school buildings erected at this center for use at the opening of the fall term of school.
context_page_description: The Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center is a historic complex of school buildings in Poston, Arizona. This nationally significant complex was built in the 1940s on the grounds of the Poston War Relocation Center, a Japanese-American internment camp operated by the Office of Indian Affairs of the United States government during World War II. The complex is the only surviving school built in one of the ten camps, and it was designed and built by Japanese-American internees living at the camp. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2012.
context_section_description: The Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center is a historic complex of school buildings in Poston, Arizona.  This nationally significant complex was built in the 1940s on the grounds of the Poston War Relocation Center, a Japanese-American internment camp operated by the Office of Indian Affairs of the United States government during World War II.  The complex is the only surviving school built in one of the ten camps, and it was designed and built by Japanese-American internees living at the camp.  It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2012.
caption: 1943 photo
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