Outdoor Portrait of Michiko and Hiroko on the Streets of Tashme; Tashme, BC

Outdoor Portrait of Michiko and Hiroko on the Streets of Tashme; Tashme, BC

Description

Title Proper Outdoor Portrait of Michiko and Hiroko on the Streets of Tashme; Tashme, BC
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1943
General material designation
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Scope and content
This image depicts Michiko (left) and Hiroko (right) standing hand in hand in the streets of Tashme. Michiko is wearing a dark dress with a white waistline and a dark sweater with knee-high socks and plain shoes. Her hair is half tied back with a ribbon, and she his holding Hiroko’s left hand with her right hand. Hiroko is wearing a dark collared dress with a white waistline with a light coloured sweater and dark knee-high socks and plain shoes. Her hair is tied back with a ribbon. Behind the girls can be seen two buildings, a stack of wood on the left side of the picture and Tashme Mountain.
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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Outdoor Portrait of Michiko and Hiroko on the Streets of Tashme; Tashme, BC
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