A view down 6th street at the Manzanar Relocation Center for deported Japanese-Americans, California, 1943. Barracks of Block 19 are on the left, the baseball field is on the right, and Mt Williamson is beyond.

Caption     A view down 6th street at the Manzanar Relocation Center for deported Japanese-Americans, California, 1943. Barracks of Block 19 are on the left, the baseball field is on the right, and Mt Williamson is beyond. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Identification Code   LC-A351-3-M-4-Ax
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Internment of Japanese-Americans and Japanese-Canadians   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Manzanar War Relocation Center   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,200 x 881 pixels
Photos at Same Place Manzanar, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
9 Jan 2020 07:59:20 PM

This photograph was taken from one of the guard towers. Photographers were not allowed to photograph the barbed wire or the guard towers so, if they could, they took photos from the towers to prove they existed.

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