Manzanar

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Photograph of women standing in front of a car (ddr-csujad-47-323)
img Photograph of women standing in front of a car (ddr-csujad-47-323)
Photograph of two women standing in front of a car with the Inyo mountains in the background at Manzanar incarceration camp. One of them is Thelma McBride, a nurse at the Manzanar hospital. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0478
Photograph of women around a car in front of the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-281)
img Photograph of women around a car in front of the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-281)
Photograph of four women around a car in front of the Sierra Nevada mountains at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0430
Photograph of a group of people posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-210)
img Photograph of a group of people posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-210)
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_0354
Photograph of a group of women and girls posing on the rocks next to the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-211)
img Photograph of a group of women and girls posing on the rocks next to the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-211)
Photograph of a group of women and girls 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_0355
Photograph of three people walking in Natural Bridge Canyon in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-151)
img Photograph of three people walking in Natural Bridge Canyon in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-151)
Photograph of three people walking under the Natural Bridge in Death Valley National Park. They are walking toward the camera. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0248
Photograph of Irene Gavigan leaning over an infant at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-227)
img Photograph of Irene Gavigan leaning over an infant at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-227)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan leaning over an infant who is laying on a blanket at Manzanar incarceration camp. The building behind is possibly the hospital. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0371
Photograph of Ralph Merritt officially closing Manzanar with his dog Sandy at his feet (ddr-csujad-47-14)
img Photograph of Ralph Merritt officially closing Manzanar with his dog Sandy at his feet (ddr-csujad-47-14)
Description taken from original photo album, "Manzanar is now officially closed. Mr. Merritt addressing the staff that gathered at the gates of Manzanar to witness the departure of the last evacuee from the Center. November 21, 1945." This photograph includes his dog Sandy laying at his feet. Includes the sign, "This project officially closed November 21-1945 …
Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by four children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-131)
img Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by four children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-131)
Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by four children in front of a door in 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_0216
Photograph of hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-255)
img Photograph of hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-255)
Photograph of female hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital. Ten women are visible wearing skirts, blouses and cardigans. The front three are kneeling and the other seven are standing behind them. An entrance is visible behind them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0401
Photograph of gift ideas created at Manzanar and exhibited with other textiles (ddr-csujad-47-73)
img Photograph of gift ideas created at Manzanar and exhibited with other textiles (ddr-csujad-47-73)
Photograph of gift ideas created at Manzanar and exhibited with other textiles. The displayed items include handkerchiefs, small pillows and pin cushions. Most of the patterns depict flowers, with some butterflies and nautical themes as well. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0109
Photograph of Jean and Togo Tanaka with daughter Iye posing in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-129)
img Photograph of Jean and Togo Tanaka with daughter Iye posing in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-129)
Photograph of Jean and Togo Tanaka with daughter Iye posing in front of a door in 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_0214
They made it! (ddr-csujad-47-20)
img They made it! (ddr-csujad-47-20)
Photograph of the arrival of the first group of incarcerees at Manzanar. The car has a chain from its front bumper attached to the army truck in front of it. A photographer is standing to the right in front of a line of people. Two soldiers are looking toward the camera from the back of the …
Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by five children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-132)
img Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by five children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-132)
Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by five children in front of a door in 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_0217
Photograph of a man in a robe sitting on a rock wall in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-245)
img Photograph of a man in a robe sitting on a rock wall in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-245)
Photograph of a man in a robe wearing slippers sitting on a rock wall in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. The hospital is visible behind him with a manhole cover in the foreground. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0390
Photograph of Dagmar Quarnstrom and the hospital staff aides in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-193)
img Photograph of Dagmar Quarnstrom and the hospital staff aides in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-193)
Photograph of Dagmar Quarnstrom and the hospital staff aides in front of the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0329
Photograph of the gardens around the Children's Village and Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-247)
img Photograph of the gardens around the Children's Village and Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-247)
Photograph of the gardens around the Children's Village and the hospital at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0392
Photograph of Edna Anderson, Bernice Sibner, and Christine Little at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-301)
img Photograph of Edna Anderson, Bernice Sibner, and Christine Little at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-301)
Photograph of Edna Anderson, Bernice Sibner, and Christine Little near the Manzanar incarceration camp at hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0450
Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-135)
img Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-135)
Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary 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_0220
Photograph of snow covered Manzanar with a line of buildings and a car in the foreground (ddr-csujad-47-52)
img Photograph of snow covered Manzanar with a line of buildings and a car in the foreground (ddr-csujad-47-52)
Photograph of snow-covered Manzanar with a line of administrative buildings, starting with the police department. Two snow-covered cars, one in the foreground and the other halfway down the street. A lone person can be seen walking in the distance in the middle of the street. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Photograph of Mitzie, the secretary and interpreter for PHN (ddr-csujad-47-185)
img Photograph of Mitzie, the secretary and interpreter for PHN (ddr-csujad-47-185)
Photograph of Mitzie, the secretary and interpreter for PHN, at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0321
Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital, with a nurse standing in the entrance (ddr-csujad-47-220)
img Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital, with a nurse standing in the entrance (ddr-csujad-47-220)
Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing on the grass in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. In the background, with a nurse standing in the entrance of an open door. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0364
Photograph of the Manzanar auditorium after the camp closed (ddr-csujad-47-1)
img Photograph of the Manzanar auditorium after the camp closed (ddr-csujad-47-1)
A photograph of the Manzanar incarceration camp auditorium after the camp is closed, the flag pole can been seen in front, with low shrubs to each side. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0008
Photograph of people playing cards at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-235)
img Photograph of people playing cards at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-235)
Photograph of three people sitting on the ground playing cards at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic. Several additional people can be seen in the background along with a table and trash can. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0380
What happened at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-19-70)
doc What happened at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-19-70)
This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," volume III, no. 3, spring 1943, which discusses about the first violent outbreak at the Manzanar incarceration camp on the eve of the first anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-22_01
From the Immigrant and Negro Press-AMERICA'S YOUNGEST NEWSPAPER (ddr-csujad-19-52)
doc From the Immigrant and Negro Press-AMERICA'S YOUNGEST NEWSPAPER (ddr-csujad-19-52)
This is an article form the magazine "Common Ground," summer 1942, which discusses in detail about a lively mimeographed news paper called the "Manzanar Free Press" from the Manzanar incarceration camp which was one of the first camps in California for the people of the Japanese ancestry forced to evacuate. See this object in the California …
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