As one of business of Manzanar Coop., (cooperative company), there was a fish market. While fishes provided by U.S. government were not suited to Japanese taste, Mr. Yamamoto who had been a fisher before outbreak of the War, stocked and opened the market twice a week. マンザナーコープ(共同事業)社の共同事業のひとつに魚屋があった。アメリカ政府支給の魚は日本人の口に合わず、開戦まで業に従事していたイツ・ヤマモト氏

MIYATAKE Toyo 宮武東洋

Collection of: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Series title: Manzanar Relocation Center
Title: As one of business of Manzanar Coop., (cooperative company), there was a fish market. While fishes provided by U.S. government were not suited to Japanese taste, Mr. Yamamoto who had been a fisher before outbreak of the War, stocked and opened the market twice a week.
Original title: マンザナーコープ（共同事業）社の共同事業のひとつに魚屋があった。アメリカ政府支給の魚は日本人の口に合わず、開戦まで漁業に従事していたイツ・ヤマモト氏が週に２回入手して魚屋をひらいた。左から４人目がヤマモト氏。
Artist Name: MIYATAKE Toyo
Year: 1942-1945
Material / Technique: Gelatine silver print
Dimensions: 272x352mm
Accession number: 20102614
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