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. 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
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Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-221)
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_0365
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Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-326)
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 …
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Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-286)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little posing in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. The building is probably staff housing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0435
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Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-198)
Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing near the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. There is a utility pole behind him and a building with a covered porch. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0334
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Photograph of five women sitting around a picnic bench, including Lucy Adams, Gertrude Wetzel, Bernice Sibner, and Lucy Wilcox (ddr-csujad-47-303)
Photograph of five women sitting around a picnic bench, including Lucy Adams, Gertrude Wetzel, Bernice Sibner, and Lucy Wilcox near the Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0452
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Photograph of a man in a robe sitting on a rock wall in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-244)
Photograph of a man in a robe sitting on a rock wall in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. The hospital is visible behind him. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0389
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Photograph of three people, including two children, at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-240)
Photograph of three people, including two children, at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic. The girl is drinking from a glass bottle, and the boy is wearing overalls. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0385
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Photograph of a tractor motor being used to pump water at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-59)
Photograph of a farm tractor being used to operate a water pump at Manzanar incarceration camp. Several administrative buildings can be seen in the background with additional machinery and a farm truck. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0094
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Photograph of a hospital nurse in front of a building (ddr-csujad-47-332)
Photograph of a female hospital nurse standing in front of a brick building at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing her uniform. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0491
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Photograph of "man of all trades" posing in front of a tree at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-192)
Photograph of "man of all trades" posing in front of a tree at Manzanar incarceration camp. A building can be seen in the background. Caption reads: Man of all trades. Caption taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0328
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Photograph of people walking through the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-68)
Photograph of people walking through the Manzanar farm exhibit. Stacks of produce are arranged on picnic benches with herbs hanging from the rafters of the shade structure. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0103
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Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-222)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is sitting on the rock bench in the hospital garden. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0366
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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
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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
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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 …
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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
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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
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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 …
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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 …