Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Eastern California Museum

Group of women in front of staff housing: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 2400 dpi
Group of women in front of staff housing

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 2400 dpi

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.27.1.179

Description

Photograph of the residents of the newly-constructed bachelorette dorms standing in the snow in front of staff housing at Manzanar Incarceratino Camp. From left to right: Nona Winchester (secretary), Edith Cox (teacher), unknown, Lena Harrison (teacher), Susan Shoaf (secretary), Martha Shoaf (teacher), Ione Bermaye (teacher), and Gretchen Ingalls (teacher). The snow-covered Inyo Mountains can be seen in the background.

Collection

Merritt Photo Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1945

Place

City

Manzanar War Relocation Center

County

Inyo County

State/Province

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.