Image of Tashme Farm Houses and Village; Tashme, BC

Image of Tashme Farm Houses and Village; Tashme, BC

Description

Title Proper Image of Tashme Farm Houses and Village; Tashme, BC
Date(s) 1943
General material designation
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Scope and content
This photo is taken looking Northwest across Tashme village and its associated industrial, work buildings. On right edge of the image is the western portion of the village, including the Japanese Office, kindergarten building and miso factory. The closest buildings with their white roofs in the foreground are the school house and woodshed. There is a road running between the village and school house and down to the mess, store, warehouse, school and auditorium. The fire hall, powerhouse, bakery and apartment complex are partially obscured by trees in the foreground. Along the left edge of the image is the westernmost extent of Tashme, including the stable, partially obscured by a tall tree in the foreground, garages and the tinsmith, blacksmith, commissioner's house, the housing for male teachers, and Reverend MacWilliams' house. In the forground of the picture is visible Sumallo River, and in the background are the Cascade mountains. On the back of the photograph is written: "Tashme"
Name of creator
Fumiko Kawata was born in 1938 in Cumberland BC to parents Itoko and Yoshitoshi Kawata. Yoshitoshi's parents were Sowa & Kinshiro Kawata from Ehime prefecture. Kinshiro came to Canada as a farm labourer on the Empress of Russia Dec 19, 1922, his nearest relative at that time was Tomi Kawata of Yanazaki Mura, Nishiwa gori, Ehime Ken, Japan. Itoko and Yoshitoshi were born in Japan and remained Japanese Nationals.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized in full.

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Image of Tashme Farm Houses and Village; Tashme, BC
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