Name/Title
"Homes for 10,000 People" "Homes for 10,000 People"Entry/Object ID
1994.82.5.18Description
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 the original photo album.
Caption from the Jack Iwata collection: "1 b&w image taken at an unspecified California concentration camp. Exterior shot of men cutting and measuring lumber at work table positioned around utility poles. Scraps of woods on the ground near the workers. They are working in an area elevated from the road. Mountains in the background."Collection
Merritt Photo CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1942Place
City
Manzanar War Relocation CenterCounty
Inyo CountyState/Province
California