Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1994.80.47aDescription
Exterior photograph of the Manzanar reservoir on Shepherd Creek under construction. The bottom part of photo shows the large wide excavation that will become reservoir with two men standing in it using fire hoses to wet dirt. In center of photo outside the edge of the excavation is a man driving a bulldozer. In the background are the Inyo Mountains. This a War Relocation Authority photo by Francis Stewart dated May 31, 1942.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
Manzanar War Relocation CenterCounty
Inyo CountyState/Province
CaliforniaCollection
Shiro and Mary Nomura CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Stewart, FrancisRole
PhotographerDate made
May 31, 1942
