Tonomura family funeral

Tonomura family funeral

Description

Title Proper Tonomura family funeral
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1932
General material designation
From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.
Scope and content
The Tonomura family stand together with family and friends behind the casket of Mr Tonomura (possibly Senjiro) adorned with flowers. Behind them is what appears to be the Buddhist Church on Cordova Street in the Powell Street neighbourhood. The photograph is mounted on matte board and in the lower right hand corner contains a stamp reading "Empress Studio / Vancouver BC" and in the lower left corner contains an annotation written in pencil that reads "Yokohama Japan / Shigaken Kanzakigun."
Name of creator
The Tonomura family created these records.
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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Tonomura family funeral
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Terminology

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