Print, Photographic

Harry Matsumoto with five babies: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi
Harry Matsumoto with five babies

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 1200 dpi

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.27.1.164

Description

Photograph of Henry Matsumoto, superintendent of the Children's Village, with five babies sitting on a blanket at the park in the Children's Village at Manzanar Incarceration Camp. Three of the babies are laying on the stomachs, one is being held by Henry, and the fifth is sitting upright on their own. Caption from the Japanese American Oral History Project Collection: "[Children's Village superintendent with children]-- Harry Matsumoto with incarcerees at Children's Village"

Collection

Merritt Photo Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1945

Place

City

Manzanar War Relocation Center

County

Inyo County

State/Province

California

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Matsumoto, Harry

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.