Festivities and Graduation

From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.

This contact sheet consists of nineteen images that has been separated from another contact sheet.

Going from left to right on the top row; the first image shows a straw structure in the foreground and some people in the background. The words "GREENWOOD LABOR DAY - 1943" can be found at the bottom of this photo as well. The second image shows a large group of children and teenagers. There are some adults in the back as well as nuns on the side. There is also an illegible sign at the back of the group. The third image is the same as the second image. The fourth image shows eleven children standing together and holding their diplomas. The fifth and last image on this row shows a group of women standing above a sign that reads "GREEN TEA PICKING GIRLS."

Going from left to right on the middle row; the first image is tilted ninety-degrees counterclockwise and shows a man standing in front of microphone and a woman behind him. The second image is a similar to the first photo on this row but offers a broader perspective. To the right of the man is are some words that has been cut off. The third image shows a group of children wearing graduation caps and posing for a photo outside. Behind the children is a group of adults. The fourth image shows a graduation photo of children inside. The fifth and final image on this row is an image of some children sitting side by side and a girl in the middle is standing.

Going from left to right on the bottom row; the first image shows a building covered in snow. The second image shows the same building as the first image but taken from another angle. The third image shows people and other vehicles following a van. The fourth image shows people standing outside a train. The fifth and final image on this row is rotated ninety-degrees counterclockwise and shows a woman on the left in a kimono and the woman on the right in western clothing. In front of them is an infant in a stroller. Going from top down and left right for the four images on the right, the first image shows two people dressed up in a ketchup and barbecue sauce bottle costume. The second image shows people dressed in black and white and standing on top of a decorated platform. The third image shows men, women, and children standing above a sign that reads "... CHERRIES GROW UP TOGETHER." One of the women is also wearing a kimono. The image on the top right corner shows a street and some stores.

John Mark Read was born on June 8, 1945 in Kelowna, British Columbia. He graduated (from Delbrook Senior Secondary School?) and continued with his education by studying Geography at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He graduated from UBC in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts. John went on to pursue a Master of Arts in the Department of Geography at UBC. He submitted his thesis, "The Pre-War Japanese Canadians of Maple Ridge: Landownership and the Ken Tie," in 1975. While pursuing his Masters, John married his wife, Karen Kiyiomi Mizuno, on July 14, 1973. John went on to work as H.Y. Louie for thirty years and retired in 2005.

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.