Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Eastern California Museum

Death Valley, Cow Creek Camp: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi
Death Valley, Cow Creek Camp

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.27.1.72

Description

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. Several army trucks can be seen parked in front of one of the buildings and a line of laundry in the lower right corner.

Collection

Merritt Photo Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1945

Place

Location

Cow Creek Camp, Death Valley National Park, California

Provenance

Notes

Photo album originally belonged to Josephine Hawes, Chief Nurse at Manzanar Hospital, but was donated by Pat Merritt. Captions were written in 1986.