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Title: What was there? #529 -1939 Chrysler Imperial - New Yorker Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943
Post by: Ray B. on May 16, 2011, 12:12:28 PM

What car was there, behind this white shape on the left, before I erased it?

Inspired by Wendax great idea in his Invisible puzzle (and having duly asked him if he would agree) I try my hand at an "invisible" of my own.
Find where and when this picture was taken and maybe you'll have a good chance to identify this mystery car.

Title: Re: What was there? #529
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 16, 2011, 12:42:24 PM

Well, the rest of the pic seems to have disappeared as well.  ;)

From what I saw earlier, I'm going to make a broad guess - is it the Chrysler Norseman, waiting to be loaded on to the Andrea Doria?

Title: Re: What was there? #529
Post by: Ray B. on May 16, 2011, 01:03:25 PM

 :lmao:

Well, you know, the usual uploading trouble. Ten minutes later, it worked.

Title: Re: What was there? #529
Post by: João on May 17, 2011, 04:00:35 AM

1939 Chrysler Imperial - New Yorker Sedan?

Title: Re: What was there? #529
Post by: Ray B. on May 17, 2011, 05:33:23 AM

Gee that was fast!
And it means that you've found the original photo, which is mainly what I hope you puzzlers will do in that kind of puzzles.
In the future, I will also ask where and when.
Well done!

Title: Re: What was there? #529 -1939 Chrysler Imperial - New Yorker Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943
Post by: Wendax on May 17, 2011, 05:45:46 AM

A really nice variation of my puzzle idea. I like it  ;)

Title: Re: What was there? #529 -1939 Chrysler Imperial - New Yorker Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943
Post by: D-type on May 17, 2011, 06:22:44 AM

I am probably not alone in being none the wiser for seeing the original photo.  What does it depict?  The picture title and the thread title say "Manzanar Reloction Centre" and googling that gives a part answer.  But does this particular photo depict a significant event in Japanese-American history?

Title: Re: What was there? #529 -1939 Chrysler Imperial - New Yorker Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943
Post by: Ray B. on May 17, 2011, 09:43:09 AM

Roughly (I am no historian), during WWII, the US government didn't know how far he could trust its Japanese-American citizens (the "nisei") who were numerous in the western states. So, by fear that they could spy for the Japan Empire or whatever, they were regrouped and "relocated" in camps like Manzanar, situated far from the main cities, I think.

I was hoping that, recognizing japanese, an american vehicle of the 1940's and a not very japanese landscape, puzzlers could be led to the picture and the solution. It appears that Joao knew were to look.

Title: Re: What was there? #529 -1939 Chrysler Imperial - New Yorker Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943
Post by: D-type on May 18, 2011, 05:55:28 PM

Thanks for the explanation.