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Photograph of Manzanar closing (ddr-csujad-47-351)
Photograph of Manzanar incarceration camp closing taken in front of the official closure notification, "This project officially closed November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business," and the entrance sign. Ralph P. Merritt is standing next to the closed sign with his dog Sandy. A large group of people surround him. See this object in the California …
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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
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Lone Pine depot, some arrived by train (ddr-csujad-47-42)
Photograph of incarerees with their luggage at the Lone Pine train depot. One of the pieces of luggage has "#1154" written on it. A water tank reads, P.M.T. Southern Pacific. In the background, is a crane unloading the train. Caption reads: Lone Pine depot, some arrived by train. Title from caption, which was taken from the …
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Photograph of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-340)
Photograph of the hospital at Manzanar incarceration camp taken from across the street with a vehicle parked in front. The snow-covered Sierra Nevada are visible in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0499
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Photograph of children at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-229)
Photograph of four young children on a blanket with toys in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them is a set of steps and door to a building, possibly the hospital. The toys include a panda bear and a clown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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Picking the site (ddr-csujad-47-30)
Photograph of the Owens Valley Coordinating Committee picking the site for the Manzanar Incarceration Camp. From left to right: Wallace Howard (FBI), Rex Nicholson (WCCA), Col. McGill (U.S. Army), Ralph P. Merritt (Chairman, Owens Valley Coordinating Committee), Clayton E. Triggs (WCCA), and Col. Kelton (U.S. Army). Caption reads: Picking the site. Title from caption, which was …
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Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-234)
Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. This was probably taken in the hospital garden. The infant is swaddled in a white blanket and the woman is wearing a striped jacket. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0378
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Photograph of women holding infants at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-233)
Photograph of two women holding infants while sitting in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are probably in the hospital garden. Both women are wearing jackets and the infants are swaddled in large white blankets. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0377
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Photograph of Manzanar closing (ddr-csujad-47-346)
Photograph of Manzanar incarceration camp closing taken in front of the official closure notification, "This project officially closed November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business," and the entrance sign. Ralph P. Merritt is standing in front, with a group of people behind him. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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Waiting for the first arrivals (ddr-csujad-47-31)
Photograph taken at Manzanar incarceration camp of eleven men posing outdoors; three are crouching in the front row, with eight standing in the back. Five of the eight in the back row are wearing military uniforms, the remaining men are wearing suits and ties. Utility poles and two large tents can be seen in the background, …
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Photograph of a couple posing in front of a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-258)
Photograph of a couple posing in front of a car at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them the hospital garden and building are visible. The car is a WRA vehicle with license plate, "US WRA M123." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0406
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Photograph of Mitzie standing in the snow at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-267)
Photograph of Mitzie standing in snow in front of building at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing a dress and cardigan with boots and a necklace. The photograph is signed, "Miss Jo Hawes, Sincerely Mitzie." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0415
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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
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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 …
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Homes for 10,000 people (ddr-csujad-47-35)
Photograph of men cutting and measuring lumber at a work table positioned below utility poles at Manzanar incarceration camp. There are scraps of wood near the workers on the ground, with empty pallets and a barrel. The Sierra Nevada are in the background. Caption reads: Homes for 10,000 people. Title from caption, which was taken from …
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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
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Photograph of baseball game at Manzanar (view from outfield bleachers) (ddr-csujad-47-46)
Photograph of a baseball game at Manzanar incarceration camp. The photo is taken from the spectator area behind right field. Spectators are lining both the first and third base line of the improvised baseball diamond. The Inyo Mountains can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
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Issuing G.I. blankets (two to each evacuee) (ddr-csujad-47-29)
Photograph of Government Issue (G.I.) blankets being given to the incarcerees at Manzanar. Each person was given two blankets. The unfinished walls and rafters of the ceiling can be seen in the building. Caption reads: Issuing G.I. blankets (two to each evacuee). Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object …
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Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-9)
Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho, after lifting of the WDC prohibitions, many left by truck carrying their household goods with them. A sagebrush dominates the foreground of the photograph. In the distance, people are standing next to two buses, the camp entrance, administraiton buildings and the Sierra Nevada …
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Photograph of Manzanar with snow on the ground and guard tower in the background (ddr-csujad-47-336)
Photograph of cleared ground at Manzanar incarceration camp with puddles and melting snow on the ground. In the distance a guard tower is visible and the snow-covered Sierra Nevada are in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0495
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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
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Photograph of blocks 6 and 12 under construction (ddr-csujad-47-38)
Photograph taken at Manzanar Incarceration Camp, of the camp under construction. Cleared land with an open trench runing along the center of the picture, two pipes are laying in the foreground of the picture. Barracks are under construction in rows on either side of the open trench. In the background are the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. See …
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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
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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
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Photograph of a man and L. Josephine Hawes posing next to a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-260)
Photograph of a man wearing a three-piece suit and tie with L. Josephine Hawes next to a car at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them the hospital garden and building are visible. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0408