Wooden name plate used in Manzanar
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
- National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History exhibition website
- Related Web Publication
- https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/treasures-american-history
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- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- National Treasures exhibit
- Japanese American Internment Era
- Title
- Wooden name plate used in Manzanar
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_444489
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-75a0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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