Prince Akihito meeting Japanese Canadians in Toronto

Prince Akihito meeting Japanese Canadians in Toronto

Description

Title Proper Prince Akihito meeting Japanese Canadians in Toronto
Date(s) 1920
General material designation
This item contains a textual record.
Scope and content
Image of Prince Akihito dressed in black overcoat, carrying his gloves and taking his bowler hat off to greet a Japanese man with glasses ready to bow to him. There is a car in the background and it appears to be night time. On the left side of the photo are several men and women with hats off observing the Prince's arrival. Japanese is written on the back of the photo.
Name of creator
Mrs. Haruko Ivy Kobayakawa (nee Yokota) was born at Takeni-mura Hiroshima, Japan, March 20, 1902. In 1921, Haruko traveled to Canada to marry Masao Kobayakawa who was born in Cumberland BC March 10, 1898. The couple resided at Courtenay, BC on a farm that Masao owned.
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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Prince Akihito meeting Japanese Canadians in Toronto
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Terminology

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