Manzanar

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Photograph of a mountainside with some snow and pines trees (ddr-csujad-47-291)
img Photograph of a mountainside with some snow and pines trees (ddr-csujad-47-291)
Photograph of a mountainside with some snow and pines trees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0440
Photograph of Elaine Clary Stanley at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-177)
img Photograph of Elaine Clary Stanley at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-177)
Photograph of Elaine Clary Stanley, a teacher at Manzanar, wearing a polka-dot dress at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is standing in front of one of the staff quarters with a fire extinguisher behind her left shoulder. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0303
Photograph of Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-106)
img Photograph of Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-106)
Photograph of 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. Several army trucks can be seen parked in front of one of the buildings and a line of laundry in the lower right corner. See this object in the …
Photograph of girls playing basketball at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-45)
img Photograph of girls playing basketball at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-45)
Photograph of a girls basketball game at Manzanar incarceration camp. The ball is above the rim of the basketball net, just about to fall. In the background are barracks and the Inyo Mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0076
Photograph of children sitting on a bench at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-215)
img Photograph of children sitting on a bench at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-215)
Photograph of two small children sitting on a bench in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0359
Photograph of a couple standing in front of trees and buildings at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-261)
img Photograph of a couple standing in front of trees and buildings at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-261)
Photograph of a couple standing in front of trees and buildings at Manzanar incarceration camp. The woman is wearing a nurses uniform. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0409
Photograph of the sign at Bad Water in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-99)
img Photograph of the sign at Bad Water in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-99)
Photograph of the sign at Bad Water in Death Valley National Park. The sign reads: Bad Water; 279.6 feet below sea level; lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. The photograph is taken looking down the road that heads toward Furnace Creek. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0182
Photograph of Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-348)
img Photograph of Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-348)
Photograph of 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. The photograph is taken from the east looking west toward the Panamint range. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_1191
Photograph of five people, including an army soldier, posing in front of the Manzanar barracks (ddr-csujad-47-204)
img Photograph of five people, including an army soldier, posing in front of the Manzanar barracks (ddr-csujad-47-204)
Photograph of five people, including an army soldier, posing in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp, possibly a barracks. The women are wearing dark sweaters and skirts, and the man is wearing a suit. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0340
Photograph of three boys, two are on a tricycle, the other is holding a stick (ddr-csujad-47-50)
img Photograph of three boys, two are on a tricycle, the other is holding a stick (ddr-csujad-47-50)
Photograph of three boys, two are on a tricycle, the other is holding a stick while sitting on the back wheel. Behind them is a basketball hoop and several barracks. The Sierra Nevada is in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0084
Photograph of the lathe house for the guayule experiments with snow on the ground (ddr-csujad-47-51)
img Photograph of the lathe house for the guayule experiments with snow on the ground (ddr-csujad-47-51)
Exterior view of the lathe house for the guayule rubber experiments under the direction of Walter T. Watanabe, who has a staff of 22 workers at this War Relocation Authority Center. The initial shipment of 100,000 seedlings came from Salinas Experiment Station. This photograph was taken in the winter shortly after a snowstorm in Manzanar. See …
Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background (ddr-csujad-47-65)
img Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background (ddr-csujad-47-65)
Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background. The produce appears to be bean pods. Behind the stand several people can be seen, and the faint outline of the entrance sign. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0100
Departure by WRA Escort in Station Wagon en Route to Reno (ddr-csujad-47-6)
img Departure by WRA Escort in Station Wagon en Route to Reno (ddr-csujad-47-6)
The photograph was taken outside the gates at Manzanar on November 18, 1943. A War Relocaiton Authority station wagon is leaving Manzanar incarceration camp en route to Reno, Nevada, the car is driving between the military police stationed at the gate. A sign can be seen with a 20 mph speed limit, and "Stop Military Police." …
Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-183)
img Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-183)
Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar incarceration camp. All of the women were employed by the Manzanar hospital. Barracks and other buildings can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0319
Photograph of Mount Williamson with view of the desert in the foreground and a tree branch in the upper right (ddr-csujad-47-85)
img Photograph of Mount Williamson with view of the desert in the foreground and a tree branch in the upper right (ddr-csujad-47-85)
Photograph of Mount Williamson with view of the desert in the foreground and a tree branch in the upper right. The barbed wire can be seen running along the lower section of the photograph. The line of trees in the background is the north fork of Bairs Creek. See this object in the California State Universities …
Photograph of farm field in Fish Springs near Big Pine area (ddr-csujad-47-61)
img Photograph of farm field in Fish Springs near Big Pine area (ddr-csujad-47-61)
Photograph of a farm field in Fish Springs area near Big Pine. The foreground is dominated by cleared brush and a plowed field. In the background are the Poverty Hills and Sierra Nevada. A storm is beginning to push over and down the mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
Photograph of Ralph Merritt officially closing Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-13)
img Photograph of Ralph Merritt officially closing Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-13)
Includes the sign, "This project officially closed November 21-1945 no admittance except on business." 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." See this object in the …
Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-47-57)
img Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-47-57)
Photograph of a man standing in the middle of a potato field after the storm of June 1, 1943. The cloud-capped Sierra Nevada can be seen in the background. Caption reads: Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California …
Photograph of eight hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-195)
img Photograph of eight hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-195)
Photograph of eight hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. There is a clothes pole behind them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0331
Photograph of a woman on skies at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-174)
img Photograph of a woman on skies at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-174)
Photograph of a woman on skies, holding ski poles, at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind her are three people playing in the snow. Several cars and administrative buildings are visible in the background. The ground is snow-covered. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0300
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes standing in the Children's Village park at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-163)
img Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes standing in the Children's Village park at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-163)
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes standing in the Children's Village park at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0284
Photograph of hospital staff in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-206)
img Photograph of hospital staff in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-206)
Photograph of seven hospital staff posing on the grass in front of the Manzanar hospital. The four women are kneeling in the front row and the three men are standing behind them. In the background, landscaping and buildings are visible. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0350
Building every half hour (ddr-csujad-47-22)
img Building every half hour (ddr-csujad-47-22)
Photograph of three men constructing the walls of a barracks. A sign in front reads: "BLK 1, BLDG 2." A truck is parked in the background, behind are the Alabama Hills and the Sierra Nevada. Caption reads: A Building Every Half Hour. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object …
Quarters for the carpenters (ddr-csujad-47-23)
img Quarters for the carpenters (ddr-csujad-47-23)
Photograph of two large tents at Manzanar with the Sierra Nevada in the background. A worker is standing on scaffolding in front of one tent. Equipment and materials are laid near the shelters with a water truck on the right side. Caption reads: Quarters for the carpenters. Title from caption, which was taken from the original …
Photograph of Jone Ingalls standing in a barracks doorway (ddr-csujad-47-175)
img Photograph of Jone Ingalls standing in a barracks doorway (ddr-csujad-47-175)
Jone Ingalls standing in doorway of Block 7 Building 3 Apartment 4 with a broom in hand at Manzanar incarceration camp. A sign to the left reads, "High Voltage, (exploded)." A bike is in the lower right corner. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0301
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