Work and jobs
Both Issei and Nisei took jobs within the camps, at wages set not to exceed soldiers' pay: $12 per month for unskilled labor, $16 for skilled labor, and $19 for professional employees. WRA staff was paid much more for the same jobs. Though public opinion mandated such low pay, dissatisfied Japanese Americans objected to losing their right to make a decent living. They had to use their sparse income for necessities, such as warm clothing and shoes.
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Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-219)
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_0363
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Photograph of Lucille Bouche in front of the Department of Education (ddr-csujad-47-168)
Photograph of Lucille Smith Bouche and another standing in front of the Department of Education office at Manzanar incarceration camp. The sign next to the door reads, "Apt. 3." A chain and a lock is hanging on the door and there are wooden steps with a doormat in front. See this object in the California State …
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Photograph of Dr. Agnes V. Barlett sitting on a rock in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-321)
Photograph of Dr. Agnes V. Barlett sitting on a tree stump 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_0476
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Photograph of a group of people at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-305)
Photograph of a group of people near the Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. There are three women, two children and two men in the photograph. In the background is a picnic basket and trees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0454
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Photograph of Irene Gavigan holding a newborn (ddr-csujad-47-225)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan holding a newborn while wearing a floral-patterned dress. There are several trees in the background and a building with tar paper on the sides. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0369
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Photograph of hospital staff near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-209)
Photograph of eight hospital staff posing on the grass in front of the Manzanar hospital. The five 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_0353
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Photograph of Thelma McBride and Blanche Woodall at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-280)
Photograph of Thelma McBride and Blanche Woodall resting on a blanket at Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. Another group of people can be seen in the upper right corner. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0429
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Photograph of farm products arranged in the corner of a building for the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-67)
Photograph of farm products arranged in the corner of a building for the Manzanar farm exhibit. A map of North America is hanging on the wall. The produce includes various squash, melons and cucumbers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0102
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Photograph of Christine Little (ddr-csujad-47-311)
Photograph of Christine Little posing in front of a building near the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0463
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Photograph of hospital staff near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-212)
Photograph of eight hospital staff posing on the grass in front of the Manzanar hospital. The three men and a woman are kneeling in the front row and four women 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_0356
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Photograph of hospital staff with children at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-205)
Photograph of hospital staff with two small children posing on a lawn in front of a utility pole and building at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them is a building with black tar paper. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0349
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Photograph of Clyde Simpson standing in front of barracks (ddr-csujad-47-169)
Photograph of Clyde Simpson holding a piece of paper in front of a barracks at Manzanar incarceration camp. A woman can be seen walking in the background, and a man is standing in the doorway. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0295
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Photograph of Edna Anderson, L. Josephine Hawes, Eleanor Thomas and Elizabeth Moxley at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-288)
Photograph of Edna Anderson, L. Josephine Hawes, Eleanor Thomas and Elizabeth Moxley sitting under a stand of trees near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0437
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Photograph of block managers meeting at Manzanar Town Hall (ddr-csujad-47-78)
Photograph of the Block Managers meeting at Manzanar Town Hall. Ralph P. Merritt, project director, is in the back row in the middle. The group is posed in front of an American flag. There are at total of 35 people, only one is a woman. Kazuo Shoji is also in the photograph. See this object in …
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Two Lillians (ddr-csujad-47-164)
Photograph of Lillian Matsumoto and Lillian Josephine Hawes at the Children's Village park at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Caption reads: Two Lillians. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0285
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Photograph of Dr. Morse Little (ddr-csujad-47-314)
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_0469
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Departure by WRA Escort in Station Wagon en Route to Reno (ddr-csujad-47-4)
Photograph of Manzanar Patrolman Howard Kumagi and Assistant Chief Kiyoshi Higashi assisting in a routine departure from the Police Station at Manzanar. They are securing baggage to a War Relocation Authority station wagon for a group of incarcerees getting ready to depart Manzanar for Reno. Caption reads: Departure by WRA Escort in Station Wagon en route …
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Photograph of a group of men tilling a Manzanar farm with the Alabama Hills in the background (ddr-csujad-47-56)
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. A row of buildings from Manzanar can be seen in the background, behind which are the Alabama Hills. See this object in the California …
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Photograph of a nurse posing in front of a tree at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-191)
Photograph of a nurse posing in front of a tree at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing her nurse's uniform. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0327
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Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and two men at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-242)
Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and two men, one in a wheelchair wearing a striped shirt, at Manzanar incarceration camp. Trees can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0387
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Photograph of hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-253)
Photograph of a group of hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital. Sixteen women are posed with most of them wearing hospital uniforms. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0398
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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
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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
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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 …
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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