Envelope and christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. M. Tonomura to John Tonomura

Envelope and christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. M. Tonomura to John Tonomura

Description

Title Proper Envelope and christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. M. Tonomura to John Tonomura
Date(s) 1956
General material designation
This item contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This is a white envelope from Mr. and Mrs. M. Tonomura (Shigaken, Japan) to John Tonomura (Vancouver, BC). The stamp indicates that the letter was sent by airmail (“par avion”). Enclosed is a christmas card. The front cover is an image of Santa Claus looking over a sleeping little girl. There is mistletoe. The image has additional material pasted on top to add texture. The inside of the card has an illustration of Santa Claus, waving. In blue pen, the following is written in English on the left “John” and “Mother, Dad, Granny, George and family”. On the right, the following is written: “Best wishes and lots of luck. May the New Year be a very prosperous one.”
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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Envelope and christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. M. Tonomura to John Tonomura
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