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Description
Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine. Local residents took notice of Manzanar's large farm fields and gardens. Displays of farm produce, such as this one at Chalfant Press in Lone Pine, helped dispel local hostility toward the camp. Farm output for 1943 was 1,666 tons of vegetables, fruit and grain, with nearly all of it used in the mess halls. The collection was donated by Ralph "Pete" Merritt, Jr. and Patricia Merritt. It is comprised of photographs from an album created by L. Josephine Hawes, the Chief Nurse at the Manzanar Hospital, and individual photographs collected by Ralph P. Merritt, the Project Director of the Manzanar War Relocation Center.
Type
image
Format
Photographs black and white, 8.125 x 9.375 inches image/jpeg
World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs Industry and employment--Agriculture--Farmers' markets and stands Journalism and media--Advertising and marketing
Place
Manzanar, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
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