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img Manzanar farm exhibit, 1943, near Pleasure Park (ddr-csujad-47-62)

Photograph of the concession stands, musical entertainment, and exhibits at the Manzanar Farm Exhibit, 1943. It attracted more than 5,000 incarcerees and local residents to the two-day Fall Fair at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Caption reads: Manzanar farm exhibit, 1943, near Pleasure Park. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-62/

img Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-327)

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-327/

img Photograph of Public Works, Manzanar, A.M. Sandridge, Chief Engineer, and staff (ddr-csujad-47-347)

Photograph of Public Works staff at Manzanar incarceration camp, including A.M. Sandridge, chief engineer. The photograph was given to the Mr. Merritt by Keishiro Kunishige. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0573

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-347/

img Photograph of Martha Shoaf in front of staff housing at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-178)

Photograph of Martha Shoaf in front of staff housing at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is standing on front step next to a door. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0304

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-178/

img Photograph of Dr. Agnes V. Barlett standing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-320)

Photograph of Dr. Agnes V. Barlett standing on the lawn in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. The building behind her is the hospital. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0475

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-320/

img Photograph of Dr. Morse Little at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-279)

Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and another man and women near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. In the background is a picnic table with food and drinks on it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0428

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-279/

img Photograph of Children's Village superintendents and caretaker with young children (ddr-csujad-47-161)

Photograph of Henry and Lillian Matsumoto, superintendents of the Children's Village, and a caretaker with seven young children sitting on a blanket in the park of the Children's Village at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0282

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-161/

img Photograph of Christine Little (ddr-csujad-47-316)

Photograph of two people, one is Christine Little, standing in front of a car with a trailer attached as the Little family is getting ready to depart the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0471

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-316/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-278/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-66/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-199/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-283/

img Photograph of Martha Shoaf in front of staff housing at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-173)

Photograph of Martha Shoaf in front of staff housing at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is standing on the lawn next to a sapling. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0299

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-173/

img Photograph of men smoking cigars at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-236)

Photograph of two men sitting on the ground while smoking cigars and eating watermelon at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic. Additional people can be seen behind them including a young boy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0381

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-236/

img Photograph of Christine Little (ddr-csujad-47-312)

Photograph of Christine Little posing in front of a tree with a car in the background at the Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing a winter coat. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0464

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-312/

img Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-328)

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-328/

img Photograph of women at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-330)

Photograph of three women with a utility pole in the background at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0489

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-330/

img Photograph of Dr. Morse Little (ddr-csujad-47-313)

Photograph of Dr. Morse Little holding a camera with a car and trailer in the background at Manzanar incarceration camp. The trailer is full of their belongings as they are preparing to depart. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0468

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-313/

img Photograph of Yone Akite and Lucille Carney standing in front of the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-269)

Photograph of Yone Akite and Lucille Carney with two other women at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing in front of trees and the Sierra Nevada. They are all wearing winter coats. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0418

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-269/

img Photograph of several nurses at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic with tables in the background (ddr-csujad-47-237)

Photograph of several nurses sitting on the ground at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic. Several additional people can be seen behind them. In the background are a line of tables with pots and trays stacked on them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0382

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-237/

img Photograph of a group of men tilling a Manzanar farm with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-55)

Photograph of a group of incarcerees pulling a harrow through a field near the Manzanar incarceration camp. Seven men are pulling the harrow, one is guiding it, and the other is supervising. The Sierra Nevada can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0090

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-55/

img Photograph of a construction crew standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-184)

Photograph of a construction crew (twelve men) standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar incarceration camp. Several barracks can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0320

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-184/

img Photograph of hospital staff standing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-254)

Photograph of female hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital. Ten women are visible wearing skirts, blouses and cardigans. An entrance and front steps are visible behind them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0400

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-254/

img Photograph of women at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-289)

Photograph of four women sitting on a bench in front of a storage container near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. Second from right is Connie. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0438

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-289/

img Photograph of a man in a robe standing with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-246)

Photograph of a man in a robe standing with the Sierra Nevada in the background at Manzanar incarceration camp. Utility poles can be seen in the background. The writing on the robe reads, "MD, USA." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0391

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-246/

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