Life in the internment camp was not easy. It was a refreshing change for women to wash their hair at hair salons. Price of washing hair was $1, Permanent was $2, and hairdresser's monthly salary was $16-19. 収容所の生活は楽ではなかった。美容院で髪を洗ってもらうことは、女性にとってよい気分転換だった。洗髪は1ドル、パーマは2ドル、美容院の月給は16～19ドル

MIYATAKE Toyo 宮武東洋

Collection of: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Series title: Manzanar Relocation Center
Title: Life in the internment camp was not easy. It was a refreshing change for women to wash their hair at hair salons. Price of washing hair was $1, Permanent was $2, and hairdresser's monthly salary was $16-19.
Original title: 収容所の生活は楽ではなかった。美容院で髪を洗ってもらうことは、女性にとってよい気分転換だった。洗髪は1ドル、パーマは2ドル、美容師の月給は16～19ドルだった。
Artist Name: MIYATAKE Toyo
Year: 1942-1945
Material / Technique: Gelatine silver print
Dimensions: 275x350mm
Accession number: 20102613
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