Manzanar

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Photograph of Cleo and Pete Merritt standing on a short wall at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-144)
img Photograph of Cleo and Pete Merritt standing on a short wall at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-144)
Photograph of Cleo and Pete Merritt standing on a short wall at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0229
Photograph of Christine Little standing in front of a car at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-270)
img Photograph of Christine Little standing in front of a car at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-270)
Photograph of Christine Little and another women standing in front of a car at Manzanar incarceration camp. One of the women is wearing a fur-trimmed coat. Behind them trees are visible. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0419
Photograph of a group of people at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-238)
img Photograph of a group of people at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-238)
Photograph of a group of people sitting on the ground at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic. In the background are several trees and brush. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0383
Photograph of two people standing at Zabriske Point in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-114)
img Photograph of two people standing at Zabriske Point in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-114)
Photograph of two people standing at the lookout at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. One of the individuals is an army guard. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0199
Photograph of a group of people sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-297)
img Photograph of a group of people sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-297)
Photograph of a group of people sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada near the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0446
Photograph of seven men next to Pleasure Park pond at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-80)
img Photograph of seven men next to Pleasure Park pond at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-80)
Photograph of seven men arranged around the waterfall feature of the pond at Pleasure/ Merritt Park at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are all wearing suits and ties. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0120
Photograph of eight women standing outside next to a barracks with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-186)
img Photograph of eight women standing outside next to a barracks with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-186)
Photograph of eight women (employees of the Manzanar hospital) standing outside next to a barracks at Manzanar incarceration camp. Several women are wearing robes. The snow-covered Sierra Nevada are visible in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0322
Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-11)
img Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-11)
Photograph of furlough workers getting ready to leave for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho. A large truck with a tarp secured over the contents is on the left. The Manzanar Police Department and other administrative buildings in the background with the Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Photograph of Zabriske Point area in Death Valley with rock wall in the foreground (ddr-csujad-47-96)
img Photograph of Zabriske Point area in Death Valley with rock wall in the foreground (ddr-csujad-47-96)
Photograph of Zabriske Point area in Death Valley with rock wall in the foreground. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0175
Photograph of Cleo Merritt (ddr-csujad-47-293)
img Photograph of Cleo Merritt (ddr-csujad-47-293)
Photograph of Cleo Merritt sitting on the front bumper of an Army jeep with two men sitting in the front seats near the Manzanar incarceration camp. In the background are the Inyo mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0442
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes standing on a diving board on New Year's Day in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-118)
img Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes standing on a diving board on New Year's Day in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-118)
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes standing on a diving board on New Year's Day in Death Valley National Park. Scrub brush and a mountain line can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0203
Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn while another nurse attracts his attention in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-224)
img Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn while another nurse attracts his attention in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-224)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn while another nurse attracts his attention at the Manzanar incarceration camp. They are located in the steps leading to the entrance of the hospital. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0368
Photograph of the Goodwin family at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-141)
img Photograph of the Goodwin family at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-141)
Photograph of the Goodwin family (two women and a boy scout) posing at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0226
Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine (ddr-csujad-47-63)
img Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine (ddr-csujad-47-63)
Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine. Local residents took notice of Manzanar's large farm fields and gardens. Displays of farm produce, such as this one at Chalfant Press in Lone Pine, helped dispel local hostility toward the camp. Farm output for 1943 was 1,666 tons of vegetables, fruit and grain, with nearly …
Photograph of fruit at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two people in the background (ddr-csujad-47-64)
img Photograph of fruit at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two people in the background (ddr-csujad-47-64)
Photograph of farm produce at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two people standing in the background. The produce appears to be potatoes and eggplant with corn stalks used as decorations on the posts supporting the open air structure. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0099
Photograph of an elderly man posing next to a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-259)
img Photograph of an elderly man posing next to a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-259)
Photograph of a man standing next a car while resting his hand on it at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind him the hospital garden and building are visible. The car is a WRA vehicle with license plate, "US WRA M123." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0407
Molly Hayes getting ready to snap Mr. Merritt holding the last evacuee in his arms (ddr-csujad-47-15)
img Molly Hayes getting ready to snap Mr. Merritt holding the last evacuee in his arms (ddr-csujad-47-15)
Photograph of Molly Hayes getting ready to take a photograph of Ralph Merritt holding the last incarceree (a young boy) with a group of civil service employees observing. The group is standing at the front entrance of Manzanar with the sign, "This project officially closed November 21-1945 no admittance except on business," the administrative buildings and …
Photograph of snow falling at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-157)
img Photograph of snow falling at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-157)
Photograph of staff quarters and administrative buildings at Manzanar incarceration camp during a snow storm on Sunday, February 20, 1944. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0273
Photograph of Manzanar staff housing (ddr-csujad-47-341)
img Photograph of Manzanar staff housing (ddr-csujad-47-341)
Photograph of staff housing at Manzanar incarceration camp. Pete Merrit can be seen entering the second apartment from the right. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0500
Photograph of a desert plant in front of a swimming pool in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-120)
img Photograph of a desert plant in front of a swimming pool in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-120)
Photograph of a palm tree, possibly a yucca plant, in front of a swimming pool in Death Valley National Park. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0205
Photograph of a group of people holding snow balls on the side of a mountain with a snowman (ddr-csujad-47-295)
img Photograph of a group of people holding snow balls on the side of a mountain with a snowman (ddr-csujad-47-295)
Photograph of a group of people holding snow balls on the side of a mountain with a snowman near the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0444
Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-221)
img Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-221)
Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0365
Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-326)
img Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-326)
Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing in front of the entrance to the camp with the closure notification: This project officially closed, November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-286)
img Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-286)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little posing in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. The building is probably staff housing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0435
Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-198)
img Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-198)
Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing near the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. There is a utility pole behind him and a building with a covered porch. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0334
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