Boys at the barbed wire at the Manzanar Relocation Center for deported Japanese-Americans, 1944. This photo was taken by professional photographer, Toyo Miyatake, who was also an internee.

Caption     Boys at the barbed wire at the Manzanar Relocation Center for deported Japanese-Americans, 1944. This photo was taken by professional photographer, Toyo Miyatake, who was also an internee. ww2dbase
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Photo Size 688 x 550 pixels
Photos at Same Place Manzanar, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
9 Jan 2020 08:13:37 PM

The boys are Norito Takamoto, Albert Masaichi, and Hisashi Sansui. Normally, photographs of the barbed wire were not allowed. It is not clear whether this photo was bootlegged out of the camp or whether it was taken in the later days of the war when security was greatly reduced.

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