Marbles

Manzanar National Historic Site, Museum Management Program, U.S. National Park Service
United States

Almost everyone who was a child at Manzanar remembers playing marbles, and when they played, they played for keeps. Some children amassed collections of hundreds of marbles.

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Title: Marbles
Contributor: Manzanar National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/manz/exb/Camp/past_times/MANZ7573_marbles.html
Source: Manzanar National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: MANZ 7573
Measurements: Orange/clear (6 marbles) 1.5 cm, Blue/clear (3 marbles) 1.5 cm, Green/clear (2 marbles) 1.5 cm, Yellow/clear 1.5 cm, Dark amber 1.5 cm, Light amber 2.2 cm
Materials: Glass.

Manzanar National Historic Site, Museum Management Program, U.S. National Park Service

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