New Denver and Rosebery Japanese to Prince Tokugawa message

New Denver and Rosebery Japanese to Prince Tokugawa message

Description

Title Proper New Denver and Rosebery Japanese to Prince Tokugawa message
Date(s) 1945
General material designation
This item contains a textual record.
Scope and content
A one-page letter, dated January 1, 1945, from "all Japanese in New Denver and Rosebery District" to Prince Tokugawa and all members of Japan Red Cross. The message reads: "RECEIVED CORDIAL MESSAGE WITH DEEPEST FEELING OF GRATITUDE. RETURN THE COMPLIMENT FOR HOPE AND BRIGHT FUTURE".
Name of creator
Henry Wakabayashi is the founder of Pacific Liaicon Ltd., he has helped many major projects such as the Vancouver Sky Train, the expansion of the Vancouver International Airport and the Metro Vancouver drinking water treatment program.
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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New Denver and Rosebery Japanese to Prince Tokugawa message
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