School Children at Manzanar Relocation Center
7/1/1942
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The original caption for this photograph, taken by photographer Dorothea Lange, reads: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. An elementary school with voluntary attendance has been established with volunteer evacuee teachers, most of whom are college graduates. No school equipment is as yet obtainable and available tables and benches are used. However, classes are often held in the shade of the barrack building at this War Relocation Authority center.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Relocation Authority.
National Archives Identifier: 537962
Full Citation: Photograph 210-G-C665; Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. An elementary school with voluntary attendance has been established with volunteer evacuee teachers, most of whom are college graduates. ; 7/1/1942; Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945; Records of the War Relocation Authority, Record Group 210; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/school-children-manzanar, April 22, 2025]Activities that use this document
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