Two men with hunted deer, Courtenay BC

Two men with hunted deer, Courtenay BC

Description

Title Proper Two men with hunted deer, Courtenay BC
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1920
General material designation
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Scope and content
Two men posing each with a hunted deer slung over their shoulders, both are carrying rifles. One man is caucasian and the other is Japanese Canadian. They are standing in a forested area. Both men are wearing hats.
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.
This record was digitized in full.

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Two men with hunted deer, Courtenay BC
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