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[Waiting in line at the post office, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 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 number2007.62.62
DescriptionA woman with filpped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, stands in a long line for the Tanforan post office at Tanforan Assembly Center, California during World War II. Mine's head and shoulders are visible in the bottom right corner as she stands toward the end of the line, which extends down to the open doorway of the barrack post office at midground. Some people hold letters in their hands. Another line waits by an open window on left side of building. An American flag flies from flag pole in front of post office. On other side of fence, a small figure of a woman walks down racetrack separating post office from rows of barracks in center field.;1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.
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