Einosuke Nishida
He was born on 18 November 1893. He was a photographer at Campbell Studio, Granville Street, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Fuchi Nishida (mother; nee Fuchi Yamauchi), Kenjiro Nishida (father), Miki Nishida (wife; nee Miki Hikida), Nobuyuki Nishida (son; died at Slocan City, BC on 8 March 1946), Shinji Nishida (son; died at Slocan City, BC on 13 March 1946), Nobuko Nishida (daughter), and Tsuruko Nishida (daughter). His home address is listed as 733 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. 519 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan Extension, BC and was exiled to Japan on 2 October 1946.
Metadata
Forename | Einosuke |
Surname | Nishida |
Regularized Name | Einosuke Nishida |
Custodian Identification Number | 7122 |
Nationality | Japanese national |
Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan Extension, BC |
Label | Exiled to Japan |
Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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