PARTNER
Manzanar National Historic Site
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COLLECTION ID
ddr-manz-7
DESCRIPTION
The Martha Shoaf Collection is comprised of photographs from Martha Shoaf, a fourth grade teacher at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Materials include photographs of Shoaf's students and fellow teachers at Manzanar.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
1942-1945
BULK UNIT DATE
1942-1945
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
CONTRIBUTOR
Manzanar National Historic Site
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site and the Martha Shoaf Collection
RIGHTS
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132 Objects
![Camp director's wife and daughter (ddr-manz-7-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1e/bb/1ebb6a3e9aec0780510c97b64d958363.jpg)
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Camp director's wife and daughter (ddr-manz-7-1)
Caption on reverse: "Mrs. Merritt & daughter Katherine."
![Boy holding a ball (ddr-manz-7-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4a/f6/4af6dd2ea38100533c56a32055655663.jpg)
![Children playing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/51/6c/516c8d1c68de398c3a6787281ab3ce47.jpg)
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Children playing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-4)
Caption on reverse: "Reiko, Naomi, Akiko, Molly, Emmy."
![Teacher standing outside classroom barracks (ddr-manz-7-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c7/5f/c75f0ff92fb6f6de6bf6ac383b628de7.jpg)
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Teacher standing outside classroom barracks (ddr-manz-7-5)
Caption on reverse: "Martha Shoaf, Manzanar, outside classroom."
![Woman on a bicycle outside barracks (ddr-manz-7-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/22/fe/22fe32de0afc8fc8bab6b94415f50c11.jpg)
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Woman on a bicycle outside barracks (ddr-manz-7-9)
Caption on reverse: "Iva Bachhoff, Summer 43."
![Two women standing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a0/98/a098a036842f4b23fdaa5f0c653af959.jpg)
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Two women standing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-10)
Caption on reverse: "Anita & Janice, Latrine Block 7, the usual sight, May 1943."