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[Medical exam in laundry building, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.126
DescriptionA European American nurse checks the throat of a woman with shoulder-length hair, Mine Okubo, in the laundry building at Central Utah Relocation Center, also known as Topaz, during World War II. Mine opens her mouth as the tall nurse sticks a tongue depresser into her mouth and shines a flashlight down her throat. An older woman watches in foreground right as well as little boy waiting in line next to woman at left. A man holding a blanket sits at a table watching in background.;1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.
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