Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1994.80.141a

Description

Photo of a guard or sentry watch tower at Manzanar War Relocation Center. The barbed wire perimeter fence is visible in the middle of photo while rows of barracks are visible in the background. Label that went with this photo says, "This is sentry watch tower #4 located in the center of the rear fence south of the cemetery. There were eight sentry watch towers surrounding the mile square camp." Written in pencil on reverse: Carl Y.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

Manzanar War Relocation Center

County

Inyo County

State/Province

California

Collection

Shiro and Mary Nomura Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1945