Masuo Mikada at camp, MBTC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC

Masuo Mikada at camp, MBTC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC

Description

Title Proper Masuo Mikada at camp, MBTC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1941
General material designation
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Scope and content
An outdoor image of Mr. Mikado standing by the railroad track. He has a cigarette in his mouth and is holding an unidentified object in his right hand. Some camp buildings are visible in the background.
Photo processor's stamp on reverse side: "[CRYSTAL FI]INISH PHOTO SERVICE, 1941 [NO.]310" stamped on back.
Name of creator
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.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
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Masuo Mikada at camp, MBTC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC
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