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[Mine and Toku assemble cots, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
[Mine and Toku assemble cots, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
[Mine and Toku assemble cots, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]

[Mine and Toku assemble cots, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]

Maker (1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.37
DescriptionA woman, Mine Okubo, sits on bare spring cot as her brother, Toku, bends over to open another folded spring cot on ground at left at horse stable 50 at Tanforan Assembly Center, California during World War II. Dressed in crosshatch dress, Mine leans forward on her proper right arm while holding other hand to the back of her neck and resting her boots on upside down folded cot. Suitcase and box at bottom left corner. Bug on ground at bottom right corner.;1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.

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