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Yaeko Nakamura and Family Buy Toys from Fred Moriguchi at Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943

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Japanese-American family shops for toys at the Manzanar Relocation Center.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Adams, Ansel, "Mrs. Yaeko Nakamura and family buying toys with Fred Moriguchi, Manzanar Relocation Center," 1943

Description

This image, taken by renown American photographer Ansel Adams, shows Yaeko Nakamura looking at puzzles with her daughters, Louise Tami and Joyce Yuki Nakamura in a store within the Manzanar Relocation Center in 1943. They are being assisted by the store clerk, Fred Moriguchi. The Manzanar Relocation Center was one of 10 American camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II from December 1942 to 1945.

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What toys were available in the Manzanar Relocation Center store?
  • What is familiar to today?

Citation Information

Adams, Ansel, "Mrs. Yaeko Nakamura and family buying toys with Fred Moriguchi, Manzanar Relocation Center," 1943. Courtesy of Library of Congress