Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.82.13.1

Description

Photograph of the Block Managers meeting at Manzanar Town Hall. Ralph P. Merritt, project director, is in the back row in the middle. The group is posed in front of an American flag. There are at total of 35 people, only one is a woman. Kazuo Shoji is also in the photograph. Label from when this photo was in the album says, "Town Hall." Group of Block Managers meeting at Manzanar Town Hall, Ralph P. Merritt, Kazuo Shoji (Block 29 Block Leader) Caption from the Jack Iwata collection: "1 b&w; group portrait taken at Manzanar camp. Taken indoors. Group of about 35, only one is a woman. They are all in a room posing in front of a American flag that is hanging on the wall. 2 center rows of men are sitting. Front row of men are squatting or sitting on the floor. The back row of men and the 1 woman are standing."

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

Manzanar War Relocation Center

County

Inyo County

State/Province

California

Collection

Merritt Photo Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1945

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Merritt, Ralph P.

Person or Organization

Shoji, Kazuo