Some 60,000 acres in the Tule Lake and Klamath basin have been left idle and unplanted, due in large part to a lack of water this year, said Henry A. Ebinger, mayor of Tulelake. The drought is ...

Some 60,000 acres in the Tule Lake and Klamath basin have been left idle and unplanted, due in large part to a lack of water this year, said Henry A. Ebinger, mayor of Tulelake.

The Tule Lake Segregation Center, seen here in 1942 or 1943, held as many as 18,700 Japanese-Americans. Courtesy of the Library of Congress and National Park Service. A bleak camp in Northern ...

Tule Lake, one of 10 internment camps across the West, earned a reputation as the most notorious of the camps. In 1943, the government administered a questionnaire to all internees, which included ...

Meanwhile, down the road at Camp Tule Lake, German and Italian prisoners of war were permitted to leave the barracks, work on local ranches and farms, and even dine with local families.

The Tule Lake Segregation Center, seen here in 1942 or 1943, held as many as 18,700 Japanese-Americans. Courtesy of the Library of Congress and National Park Service. A bleak camp in Northern ...

The Tule Lake Segregation Center, seen here in 1942 or 1943, held as many as 18,700 Japanese-Americans. Courtesy of the Library of Congress and National Park Service.