Print, Photographic

Unidentified elderly woman and child during the winter: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 2400 dpi
Unidentified elderly woman and child during the winter

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 2400 dpi

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.27.1.187

Description

Photograph of an unidentified elderly woman and child standing in front of the Joshua tree at Manzanar Incarceration Camp. Two cars and several barracks can be seen in the background on the left side. An administration building is visible on the right. Caption from the Martha Shoaf collection: "Woman standing with a child"

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.