Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1994.27.1.71Description
Photograph of Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. The photograph is taken from the east looking west toward the Panamint range.Collection
Merritt Photo CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1942 - 1945Place
Location
Cow Creek Camp, Death Valley National Park, CaliforniaProvenance
Notes
Photo album originally belonged to Josephine Hawes, Chief Nurse at Manzanar Hospital, but was donated by Pat Merritt. Captions were written in 1986.