Print, Photographic

Unidenified women standing in front of a building holding an infant: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 2400 dpi
Unidenified women standing in front of a building holding an infant

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 2400 dpi

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.27.1.265

Description

Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar Incarceration Camp. This was probably taken in the hospital garden. The infant is swaddled in a white blanket and the woman is wearing a striped jacket.

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.