Mrs. Naguchi and two children, Manzanar Relocation Center
A Japanese-American woman and her two children stand in front of their house at the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California, 1943.
From the Library of Congress: "Standing on the step at the entrance of a dwelling, left to right: Louise Tami Nakamura, holding the hand of Mrs. Naguchi, and Joyce Yuki Nakamura."
Adams, Ansel, photographer. Mrs. Naguchi and two children, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams. California Manzanar, 1943. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2002695958/.
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