Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1994.27.1.172Description
Photograph of Melva Nielsen holding a rake and broom while standing on the stoop of a lattice-covered patio at Manzanar Incarceration Camp.
Caption from the Martha Shoaf collection: "Woman holding gardening equipment"Collection
Merritt Photo CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1942 - 1945Place
City
Manzanar War Relocation CenterCounty
Inyo CountyState/Province
CaliforniaRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Nielsen, MelvaProvenance
Notes
Photo album originally belonged to Josephine Hawes, Chief Nurse at Manzanar Hospital, but was donated by Pat Merritt. Captions were written in 1986.