Wooden name plate used in Manzanar

Barracks sign from Manzanar internment camp

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Barracks sign from Manzanar internment camp

Object Details

Description

This name plate identified the residence of Michibiku Ozamoto. Her name is spelled out in both Japanese characters and English. The numbers 24-4-3 stand for Block 24, Barracks 4, Apartment 3. The sign was constructed from scrap wood found around Manzanar Relocation Center.

Credit Line

Gift of Masa Ozamoto

ID Number

1986.3067.01

nonaccession number

1986.3067

catalog number

1986.3067.01

Object Name

name plate

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

glass (overall material)

place made

United States: California, Manzanar

Related Publication

Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History

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Japanese American Internment Era

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-75a0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_444489