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[Sewage swamp, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
[Sewage swamp, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
[Sewage swamp, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]

[Sewage swamp, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]

Maker (1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.183
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in.;A woman with a flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, stands in the center ground, on a hill overlooking the barracks. She holds her nose to protect herself from the smell coming from the sewage swamp located a half mile west of camp. A man wearing a hat and leaning on a cane, stands behind her, covering his face with his forearm. Another man in front of her, faces the viewer's right and holds his nose. Mountains and clouds are visible in the distance.

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