| Caption | Memorial Tower at the cemetery of the Manzanar Relocation Center for deported Japanese-Americans, Inyo County, California, United States, 1943. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| Photographer | Ansel Adams | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress | |||||||||
| Identification Code | LC-A351-3-M-13 | |||||||||
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| Photo Size | 2,412 x 1,676 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Manzanar, California, United States | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
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9 Jan 2020 07:31:43 PM
Translations of the Japanese words on the monument vary from “Memorial Tower” to “Comforting Pagoda” and many variations in between. This monument was created and placed by the internees (probably stone mason Ryozo Kado) and is one of the few things still standing at the site today.