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Description
Photograph of Lucille Smith Bouche and another standing in front of the Department of Education office at Manzanar incarceration camp. The sign next to the door reads, "Apt. 3." A chain and a lock is hanging on the door and there are wooden steps with a doormat in front. 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, 3.875 x 2.25 inches image/jpeg
World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs World War II--Incarceration camps--Education Industry and employment--Educators World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration Identity and values--Women
Place
Manzanar, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
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