Print, Photographic

Death Valley, building: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi
Death Valley, building

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.27.1.76

Description

Photograph of a building with a ladder in front at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley. Incarcees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection.

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.