Festivities and Miscellaneous
Description
Title Proper | Festivities and Miscellaneous |
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized | 1975 |
General material designation |
From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.
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Scope and content |
This contact sheet consists of eleven images.
Going from left to right on the top row; the first image shows two men and an infant
sitting inside kitchen. The second image shows a partial overview of a town at a height.
The third image shows a group of men posing with their hockey equipment. The fourth
image shows women standing to the left and right of a man. They are standing in front
of a window that has a sign that reads "BRITISH COLUMBIA SECURITY COMMISSION." The
fifth and final image on this row is rotated ninety-degrees counterclockwise and shows
a woman leaning on a sign that reads "CHANGE YOUR OIL" which is a part of the Greenwood
Garage.
Going from left to right on the middle row; the first image is a photo of two men
pulling a rickshaw in front of a float with a sign that reads "NATSU MATSURI/GREENWOOD
COMMUNITY ASSOC." The second image shows a stage decorated with lanterns and shide.
The third image shows a group of women dancing outside the Greenwood Confectionery
on the street. The fourth image shows a group of people sitting in a room. On the
floor, the words "B.C. J.C.C.A. CONVENTION/GREENWOOD, B.C./FEB 22, 23 1947" can be
seen. The fifth and final image on this row shows a large group of people consisting
of both men and women in a confined space. The single image on the bottom row shows
women dancing before a large crowd at a festival.
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Name of creator |
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.
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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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Structure
Repository | Nikkei National Museum |
Fonds | John Mark Read Collection |
Series | Photographs |
File | Greenwood and Other Photos |
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Title
Festivities and Miscellaneous
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