Men Standing in Line

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Item is an image printed on a postcard card stock. The image depicts two rows with five people each standing side by side. They are all wearing the same uniform. On the side, to the left, is a person wearing a black cap and appears to be addressing the other people standing in line. In the background is a fence and a structure. The initials "T.H." can be found at the bottom of the image. On the backside of this is a blank postcard and the words "PRISONER OF WAR MAIL" and "FREE/FRANC DE PORT" can be found at the top. Fields for Sender, No., Rank, Service, and Interment Camp information can be found on the left.

Masanobu Kawahira was born to Torazo Kawahira and Yukino Naka, immigrants from Iyeimura, Ibusuki gun, Kagoshima ken. Torazo immigrated in 1907 on the vessel Shawmut, at the time his listed occupation was a miner. Torazo worked in a variety of seasonal occupations such as fishing and logging. In 1920, he was living with friend Iyemon Yanomichi at #220- Main Street prior to returning to Japan to marry Yukino. When they returned in August 1921, Yukino was pregnant and Masanobu was born a few months later on December 20, 1921 at 241 Hastings Street.

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.