Italian-American Internment Card

Title

Italian-American Internment Card

Creator

Ilacqua, Carmelo

Subject

This is an image of a registration card given to Italian immigrant Carmelo Ilacqua, who was interned under the belief that he was an enemy alien.

Description

This internment card was used to track Italian-American enemy aliens and ensure that they obeyed discriminatory regulations. This one depicts Italian immigrant Carmelo Ilacqua, who was a resident of Santa Clara County.

Publisher

U.S. National Archives

Contributor

KALW Public Media

Date

2017-04-18

Type

Still Image

Format

.jpg

Source

https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2017-04-18/75-years-later-bay-area-italian-americans-remember-wartime-restrictions-internment

Files

internment_card.jpg

Citation

Ilacqua, Carmelo, “Italian-American Internment Card,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/4490.

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