Cots and Mattress for 10,000

Photograph

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Eastern California Museum

Cots and mattresses for 10,000: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi
Cots and mattresses for 10,000

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi

Name/Title

"Cots and Mattress for 10,000"

Entry/Object ID

1994.82.5.19

Description

Photograph of seven men unloading mattresses and spring frames from a truck at Manzanar Incarceration Camp. Another truck behind them is full of boxes. The Sierra Nevada are in the background. Caption reads: Cots and mattress for 10,000. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. Caption from Jack Iwata collection: "1 b&w; image taken at an unspecified California concentration camp. Exterior shot of 6 men unloading mattresses and spring frames from truck. Another truck behind them loaded with boxes. Mountains in the background."

Collection

Merritt Photo Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1942

Place

City

Manzanar War Relocation Center

County

Inyo County

State/Province

California

Provenance

Notes

Belonged to Manzanar War Relocation Center Director Ralph Merritt