page_title: Gila River War Relocation Center
hierarchical_section_title: Gila River War Relocation Center
caption_attribution_description: Scope and content: The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. A view of some of the school children who participated in the Harvest Festival Parade held at the Gila River Center on Thanksgiving Day.
context_page_description: The Gila River War Relocation Center was an American concentration camp in Arizona, one of several built by the War Relocation Authority during the Second World War for the incarceration of Japanese Americans from the West Coast. It was located within the Gila River Indian Reservation about 30 miles southeast of Phoenix. With a peak population of 13,348, it became the fourth-largest city in the state, operating from May 1942 to November 16, 1945.
context_section_description: The Gila River War Relocation Center was an American concentration camp in Arizona, one of several built by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) during the Second World War for the incarceration of Japanese Americans from the West Coast. It was located within the Gila River Indian Reservation (over their objections) about 30 miles (48.3 km) southeast of Phoenix. With a peak population of 13,348, it became the fourth-largest city in the state, operating from May 1942 to November 16, 1945.
caption: School children participating in the Harvest Festival Parade
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