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Title
Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-1945
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Materials in the Eastern California Museum may be subject to copyrights. 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 contact: ecmuseum@inyocounty.us
Description
Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection.
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, 2.25 x 3.125 inches
image/jpeg
Identifier
ecm_merritt_0221
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/36777
Subject
World War II--Incarceration camps--Conflicts, intimidation, and violence--Manzanar riot/uprising
World War II--Incarceration camps--Medical care and health issues
Identity and values--Family
Identity and values--Women
Identity and values--Children
Place
Cow Creek, California
Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
Additional Facilities--Cow Creek
Source
Eastern California Museum
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
Merritt Photo Collection

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