Wooden name plate used in Manzanar
Wooden name plate used in Manzanar
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- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- name plate
- place made
- United States: California, Manzanar
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- ID Number
- 1986.3067.01
- nonaccession number
- 1986.3067
- catalog number
- 1986.3067.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Masa Ozamoto
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- National Treasures exhibit
- Japanese American Internment Era
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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