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[Departure postings at the Civil Control Station, Berkeley, California, 1942]
[Departure postings at the Civil Control Station, Berkeley, California, 1942]
[Departure postings at the Civil Control Station, Berkeley, California, 1942]

[Departure postings at the Civil Control Station, Berkeley, California, 1942]

Maker (1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.21
DescriptionA woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, looks for her name and family number posted on board for day of departure from San Francisco to Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, California at the Civil Control Station at Pilgrim Hall of the First Congregational Church in Berkeley, California to on April 27, 1942 during World War II. Mine stands in profile with her hands behind her back at left looking at paper, "May 1." Two men and another woman look at board below sign, "Day for Departure." One man walks away at left while another man in hat and eyeglasses faces viewer in foreground right.;1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.

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