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[Mine and Toku arrive in their barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942]
[Mine and Toku arrive in their barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942]
[Mine and Toku arrive in their barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942]

[Mine and Toku arrive in their barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942]

Maker (1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.128
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in.;After their induction at Topaz, Mine and her brother Toku, are shown their new room, located at the end of barrack 11 in block 7. Mine stands at the back of the group of five, which include the three women who escorted them, and Toku. Alkali dust thickly covers the masonite floor. Beams and rafters are visible on unfinished walls and ceiling. Two small windows are set in the north wall.

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