Lordsburg : digging ditch, compound 2

Maker Hoshida, George (1907 - 1985)

Date1942

Mediumink, paper, laminate

DimensionsH: 9.5 in, W: 6 in

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada

Object number97.106.1BE

Description2 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; top image 4.75 x 6 in., bottom image 4.625 x 6 in., on sheet 9.375 x 6 in.;Ink sketches of men digging a ditch at compound 2, Lordsburg camp, 9 A.M. and prisoners of war from the Battle of Midway listening to Mr. Abe lecture on the history of the United States, November 7, 1942.
Top sketch of view down a lane between rows of barracks with five figures digging with picks and shovels on left ; a figure walks across lane in background ; power lines line lane on right ; flag pole with flag, guard tower and mountain in background.
Lower sketch of eight prisoners of war sitting with backs to viewer on park benches in a barracks while a bearded man with glasses stands behind a desk on the right facing them and the viewer ; men have large letters, "PW", on back with numbers printed across shoulder blades.
Drawing 97.106.1BF on verso of same sheet.