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dance bid
Date1944
Mediumpaper
DimensionsMaximum Dimensions: 5 x 6 x 1/8 in. (12.7 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineGift of Ruth Higa Nagao and Mataki Nagao
Object number2023.12.7
DescriptionOne (1) dance bid or invitation kept by Ruth (Higa) Nagao while at Heart Mountain. Card is white with a punch hole at the LL side. Design is in black depicting the bust of a woman in kimono on the left and a lantern with tree branches on the right. Text reads "BLOCK 17 INSTALLATION" in wonton, or stereotypically Asian, font. Inside depicts a figure fishing at the shore with more lanterns and branches. Verso has two red stamped flower designs. Event dated March 27, 1944
