A Young Girl at Manzanar Relocation Center
7/2/1942
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The original caption for this photograph reads: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. A young evacuee of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center.
The image was captured by photographer Dorothea Lange at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) hired Lange and other photographers to document Japanese neighborhoods, evacuation processing centers, and internment camp facilities.
Prior to WWII, Lange worked as a studio portrait photographer in San Francisco in the 1920s. During the Great Depression, she turned her focus towards documenting people and her surroundings. Between 1935 and 1945, Lange worked for several Federal agencies, most notably the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the War Relocation Authority. After WWII, she pursued freelance photography and worked for Life as a staff photographer.
The image was captured by photographer Dorothea Lange at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) hired Lange and other photographers to document Japanese neighborhoods, evacuation processing centers, and internment camp facilities.
Prior to WWII, Lange worked as a studio portrait photographer in San Francisco in the 1920s. During the Great Depression, she turned her focus towards documenting people and her surroundings. Between 1935 and 1945, Lange worked for several Federal agencies, most notably the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the War Relocation Authority. After WWII, she pursued freelance photography and worked for Life as a staff photographer.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Relocation Authority.
National Archives Identifier: 538013
Full Citation: Photograph 210-G-C719; Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. A young evacuee of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center.; 7/2/1942; 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://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/girl-manzanar, April 26, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.