Mayor Kawabe farewell : speeches, 11-6-42

Hoshida, George [ bio ]

Description

6 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; 9.5 x 6 in.

Ink portrait sketches of six men at Mayor Kawabe's farewell party at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on November 6, 1942.
Top left sketch of a man wearing glasses seated at a table with his back to the viewer ; his body is slightly turned to the left.
Top right sketch of a mustached man's head wearing glasses.
Middle left sketch of a man's head wearing glasses.
Middle right sketch of a man, Mr. Sakamaki, Co.8 Mayor, standing with his back to the viewer in a uniform with identification number "J915CI" on the shoulder blades and seat of pants.
Bottom left sketch of a balding man's head wearing glasses with a small mustache.
Bottom right sketch of a mustached man, Mr. Hagiwara, Captain of Bl. Co.5, in a suit and glasses visible from chest up.
Drawing 97.106.1DH on verso of same sheet.

Inscription
Written in black ink, top: Mayor Kawabe / Farewell / Speeches. Written in black ink, top right corner: 11-6-42. Written in black ink on middle right image: Mr. Sakamaki / Co. 8 Mayor. Written in black ink on bottom right image: Mr. Hagiwara / Capt. B1 Co. 5. Written in pencil, bottom left corner: 24.

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