Materials held by the Eastern California Museum may be subject to copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Eastern California Museum as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. For further information, please email the museum at ecmuseum@inyocounty.us. Please include the Object ID from the "Description" in your email.
Description
Photograph of men digging an irrigation channel at Manzanar Incarceration Camp. About 12-13 men with pickaxes and shovels digging and clearing brush. They are beside an irrigation ditch. The Sierra Nevada is to the left in the background with a little snow on their peaks. Car parked to the left with a man holding a camera standing next to the open car door. Barracks and utility poles are in the distant background. The caption reads: The "Volunteers" Dig Ditches. Title from caption. Photo from: "The Beginning" panel created by Shiro "Shi" Nomura (ecm_nom_0400). The Eastern California Museum Object ID for this item is 1994.82.5.20. A collection of panel collages created by Shiro and Mary Nomura, both of whom were incarcerated at Manzanar from 1942-1945, for the Eastern California Museum's Manzanar Project. The panels are comprised of photographs, artifacts, documents, and stories collected by "Shi" starting in the 1970s. Over the following 20 years, the Nomuras assembled more than 75 panels depicting their personal interpretation of Manzanar 'camp' life, major events, history, and site preservation efforts. In each panel Shi and Mary provide valuable first-person documentation from their experiences. These panels have been displayed at various community events, annual Manzanar Pilgrimages, and the Eastern California Museum (the permanent home of the collection).
Type
image
Format
Photographs black and white, 3.125 x 4.125 inches image/jpeg
World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Incarceration camps--Construction Identity and values--Men
Place
Manzanar, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
