Name/Title
Japanese leave ManzanarEntry/Object ID
1994.82.4.3Description
The photograph was taken outside the gates at Manzanar on November 18, 1943. A War Relocaiton Authority station wagon is leaving Manzanar Incarceration Camp en route to Reno, NV, the car is driving between the military police stationed at the gate. A sign can be seen with a 20 mph speed limit, and "Stop Military Police". Incarcerees can be seen waving farewell on the left side, with a line of administrative buildings behind them. Caption reads: Departure by WRA Escort in Station Wagon en route to Reno. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album.
Departure by WRA Escort in Station Wagon en Route to Reno
"Here is a War Relocation Authority station wagon crowded with Japanese heading for the Nevada line and complete freedom, passing through a military police sentry line at Manzanar on November 18, 1943. Once in Nevada, the evacuees will board trains and buses for the midwest and east, where they have been offered jobs."
Caption from Jack Iwata collection: "1 b&w; image taken at outside gates looking into Manzanar camp. Car driving down a road between military police at front gate of camp. There is a sign on the right side of the road reads: "Stop Military Police". Manzanar or Tule Lake. A woman stands on the left waving goodbye. (2 negatives)"Collection
Merritt Photo CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Herald Examiner Staff PhotographerDate made
1943 - 1943Place
City
Manzanar War Relocation CenterCounty
Inyo CountyState/Province
California