Ship's Crew and Businessmen on Deck of the Arabia Maru; Vancouver, BC

Ship's Crew and Businessmen on Deck of the Arabia Maru; Vancouver, BC

Description

Title Proper Ship's Crew and Businessmen on Deck of the Arabia Maru; Vancouver, BC
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1931
General material designation
From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.
Scope and content
The image shows four rows of men in suits and uniforms on board a boat. The front row sits on the floor with a flag and a lifesaver that reads, "Arabia Maru Osaka" spread out before them. Shintaro Yamashita is seated in the front behind the lifesaver. The caption on the front reads, " Vancouver, BC July 10th 1931" with Japanese characters above it.
Name of creator
Yamashita Family : Shintaro Yamashita was born February 7, 1893 in Ogatamura, Hiroshima, Japan. He was the eldest son of Wakichi Yamashita and Yuki Hakata. Wakichi's surname was Fujii but he took the Yamashita name when he married. Wakichi was a successful businessman who sold fabrics. His business acumen however, suffered greatly due to his hospitable nature causing him to lose a lot of money to poor credit management. Yuki Hakata came from a samurai family and was a royal with wealth.
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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Ship's Crew and Businessmen on Deck of the Arabia Maru; Vancouver, BC
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