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Martha Shoaf Collection

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

132 Objects

Camp director's wife and daughter (ddr-manz-7-1)
img Camp director's wife and daughter (ddr-manz-7-1)
Caption on reverse: "Mrs. Merritt & daughter Katherine."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-1/
Woman standing in front of camp entrance sign (ddr-manz-7-2)
img Woman standing in front of camp entrance sign (ddr-manz-7-2)
Martha Shoaf.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-2/
Boy holding a ball (ddr-manz-7-3)
img Boy holding a ball (ddr-manz-7-3)
Caption on reverse: "George Uikyi."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-3/
Children playing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-4)
img Children playing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-4)
Caption on reverse: "Reiko, Naomi, Akiko, Molly, Emmy."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-4/
Teacher standing outside classroom barracks (ddr-manz-7-5)
img Teacher standing outside classroom barracks (ddr-manz-7-5)
Caption on reverse: "Martha Shoaf, Manzanar, outside classroom."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-5/
Two boys standing on a camp street (ddr-manz-7-6)
img Two boys standing on a camp street (ddr-manz-7-6)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-6/
Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-7)
img Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-7/
Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-8)
img Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-8/
Woman on a bicycle outside barracks (ddr-manz-7-9)
img Woman on a bicycle outside barracks (ddr-manz-7-9)
Caption on reverse: "Iva Bachhoff, Summer 43."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-9/
Two women standing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-10)
img Two women standing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-10)
Caption on reverse: "Anita & Janice, Latrine Block 7, the usual sight, May 1943."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-10/

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