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Date1942-1945
Made WhereCody, Wyoming, United States
Mediumwood
DimensionsH: 4.25, W: 8 in, D: 0.5 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineJapanese American National Museum
Object number2015.100.95
DescriptionHorizontal wooden barracks nameplate sign the words "MR. MRS" carved in relief with a border along the top and bottom edges. The period after Mr is a small triangle. The horizontal grain of the wood is prominent. Mounting holes in upper right and lower left corners. The backside is unfinished but has pencil marks for draft of "MR". Possibly made for Tom and Toshiko Taketa of Heart Mountain. [The other half of the nameplate is JANM ID # 2015.100.76, a "T. Taketa" plate.]
