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Photograph of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-340)
img Photograph of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-340)
Photograph of the hospital at Manzanar incarceration camp taken from across the street with a vehicle parked in front. 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_0499
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes and Thelma McBride at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-278)
img Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes and Thelma McBride at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-278)
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes and Thelma McBride near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. A third person can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0427
Photograph of a couple posing in front of a door at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-127)
img Photograph of a couple posing in front of a door at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-127)
Photograph of a couple posing in front of a door at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0212
Photograph of Ned and Harry Morioka with two other children posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-137)
img Photograph of Ned and Harry Morioka with two other children posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-137)
Photograph of Ned and Harry Morioka with two other children posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Ned and Harry are sitting on the steps and the other two children are in wheelbarrows. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their …
Photograph of a woman sitting on a rock in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-256)
img Photograph of a woman sitting on a rock in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-256)
Photograph of a woman sitting on a rock in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. An entrance to the hospital can be seen behind her. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0402
Photograph of a group of people posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-208)
img Photograph of a group of people posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-208)
Photograph of a group of women who worked at the Manzanar hospital posing in the hospital garden at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0352
Photograph of children at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-229)
img Photograph of children at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-229)
Photograph of four young children on a blanket with toys in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them is a set of steps and door to a building, possibly the hospital. The toys include a panda bear and a clown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
Proposed all souls memorial chapel for Death Valley national monument (ddr-csujad-47-89)
img Proposed all souls memorial chapel for Death Valley national monument (ddr-csujad-47-89)
Architectural drawing of the proposal All Souls Memorial Chapel in Death Valley National Monument, California. The architects were Spencer, Beansnard and Maher. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0165
Picking the site (ddr-csujad-47-30)
img Picking the site (ddr-csujad-47-30)
Photograph of the Owens Valley Coordinating Committee picking the site for the Manzanar Incarceration Camp. From left to right: Wallace Howard (FBI), Rex Nicholson (WCCA), Col. McGill (U.S. Army), Ralph P. Merritt (Chairman, Owens Valley Coordinating Committee), Clayton E. Triggs (WCCA), and Col. Kelton (U.S. Army). Caption reads: Picking the site. Title from caption, which was …
Photograph of wagon wheels at Furnace Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-105)
img Photograph of wagon wheels at Furnace Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-105)
Photograph of two wagon frames with attached wheels for borax transportation in front of Furnace Creek Camp at Death Valley National Park. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0190
Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-66)
img Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-66)
Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit. Three trailers are loaded with produce harvested from the Manzanar incarceration camp. Several men are standing near the trailers. A group of children can be seen in the right corner. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0101
Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-234)
img Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-234)
Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. This was probably taken in the hospital garden. The infant is swaddled in a white blanket and the woman is wearing a striped jacket. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0378
Photograph of Peter Hondo and Thelma McBride in a park at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-252)
img Photograph of Peter Hondo and Thelma McBride in a park at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-252)
Photograph of Peter Hondo and Thelma McBride in a park at Manzanar incarceration camp with several buildings and a covered water tank in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0397
Photograph of women holding infants at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-233)
img Photograph of women holding infants at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-233)
Photograph of two women holding infants while sitting in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are probably in the hospital garden. Both women are wearing jackets and the infants are swaddled in large white blankets. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0377
Photograph of a young boy sitting in an Army jeep in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-134)
img Photograph of a young boy sitting in an Army jeep in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-134)
Photograph of a young boy sitting in an Army jeep in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0219
Photograph of Manzanar closing (ddr-csujad-47-346)
img Photograph of Manzanar closing (ddr-csujad-47-346)
Photograph of Manzanar incarceration camp closing taken in front of the official closure notification, "This project officially closed November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business," and the entrance sign. Ralph P. Merritt is standing in front, with a group of people behind him. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
Waiting for the first arrivals (ddr-csujad-47-31)
img Waiting for the first arrivals (ddr-csujad-47-31)
Photograph taken at Manzanar incarceration camp of eleven men posing outdoors; three are crouching in the front row, with eight standing in the back. Five of the eight in the back row are wearing military uniforms, the remaining men are wearing suits and ties. Utility poles and two large tents can be seen in the background, …
Photograph of a group of people at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-213)
img Photograph of a group of people at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-213)
Photograph of a group of men, women and two children posing on the rocks in the hospital garden in Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0357
Photograph of landscape in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-152)
img Photograph of landscape in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-152)
Photograph of landscape in Death Valley National Park. Hills and mountains are visible. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0253
Photograph of a couple posing in front of a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-258)
img Photograph of a couple posing in front of a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-258)
Photograph of a couple posing in front of a car at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them 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_0406
Photograph of a front door at Cow Creek Camp with a pine bough decoration (ddr-csujad-47-108)
img Photograph of a front door at Cow Creek Camp with a pine bough decoration (ddr-csujad-47-108)
Photograph of a front door decorated with a pine bough at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0193
Photograph of nurses standing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-199)
img Photograph of nurses standing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-199)
Photograph of three nurses standing in front of the Manzanar hospital in their uniforms at Manzanar incarceration camp. One of the nurses is wearing a cardigan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0335
Photograph of women at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-283)
img Photograph of women at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-283)
Photograph of two women near Manzanar incarceration camp enjoying a hospital staff picnic. They are resting on a blanket. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0432
Photograph of Mitzie standing in the snow at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-267)
img Photograph of Mitzie standing in the snow at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-267)
Photograph of Mitzie standing in snow in front of building at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing a dress and cardigan with boots and a necklace. The photograph is signed, "Miss Jo Hawes, Sincerely Mitzie." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0415
Photograph of Arthur M. Sandridge and his son in front of staff housing (ddr-csujad-47-167)
img Photograph of Arthur M. Sandridge and his son in front of staff housing (ddr-csujad-47-167)
Photograph of Arthur M. Sandridge and his son in front of staff housing at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing in front of the fenced-in patio area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0293
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