Personal photographs of the Ishikawa family

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 Nikkei National Museum S2038 2009.15.4

From this series, LOI has digitized 25 textual records and other records.

The series consists of twenty five photograph images of the Ishikawa family. Eleven of the images are black and white photographs and fourteen are digital images. The photos reflect the early immigrant life of Jusuke Ishikawa and his associations with the Port Hammond community. Some photos were taken in front of the Ishikawa homestead in Port Hammond, BC. Some photos illustrate early clearing of land and logging by horse drawn vehicles. There is one photo of Isamu with his biological family in Yamaguchi 1927 and a photograph of Sadakichi Hirtosu and a son also in Yamaguchi.

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.

DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

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DescriptionTitle ProperPersonal photographs of the Ishikawa familyDate(s) of material from this resource digitized1905–1935General material designation

From this series, LOI has digitized 25 textual records and other records.

Scope and content

The series consists of twenty five photograph images of the Ishikawa family. Eleven of the images are black and white photographs and fourteen are digital images. The photos reflect the early immigrant life of Jusuke Ishikawa and his associations with the Port Hammond community. Some photos were taken in front of the Ishikawa homestead in Port Hammond, BC. Some photos illustrate early clearing of land and logging by horse drawn vehicles. There is one photo of Isamu with his biological family in Yamaguchi 1927 and a photograph of Sadakichi Hirtosu and a son also in Yamaguchi.

Name of creator

Jusuke Ishikawa was born Sept 10, 1867 in Ihonosho, Yamaguchi, Japan. He came to Canada in 1899. In 1909 he spent $75.00 on his first installment of land in Port Hammond where he had a logging crew. Eventually he cleared the land and had a strawberry farm. He married Tame Hirotsu after buying rings from Birks in 1909.

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.

StructureRepositoryNikkei National MuseumFondsIshikawa Family collection
Digital Objects (24)Jusuke Ishikawa and others felling a treeFacsimile: Jusuke Ishikawa and others felling a treeHorses pulling logging skidFacsimile: Horses pulling logging skidJusuke & Tame Ishikawa standing in front of their homestead; Port Hammond, BCFacsimile: Jusuke & Tame Ishikawa standing in front of their homestead; Port Hammond, BCJusuke Ishikawa's logging crewFacsimile: Jusuke Ishikawa's logging crewJusuke, Tame Ishikawa in front of Jusuke's home; Port Hammond BCFacsimile: Jusuke, Tame Ishikawa in front of Jusuke's home; Port Hammond BCJusuke, Tame Ishikawa in front of Jusuke's home; Port Hammond BCFacsimile: Jusuke, Tame Ishikawa in front of Jusuke's home; Port Hammond BCJusuke and Tame Ishikawa in their car; Port Hammond, BCFacsimile: Jusuke and Tame Ishikawa in their car; Port Hammond, BCIsamu Ishikawa and his biological family in Yamaguchi, JapanFacsimile: Isamu Ishikawa and his biological family in Yamaguchi, JapanSadakichi Hirotsu and one of his sonsFacsimile: Sadakichi Hirotsu and one of his sonsA Family Portrait of Isamu, Jusuke, Sadako and Tame Ishikawa in front of their house; Port Hammond, BCFacsimile: A Family Portrait of Isamu, Jusuke, Sadako and Tame Ishikawa in front of their house; Port Hammond, BCJusuke and Tame IshikawaFacsimile: Jusuke and Tame IshikawaJusuke IshikawaFacsimile: Jusuke IshikawaTame IshikawaFacsimile: Tame IshikawaJusuke Ishikawa Farm; Port Hammond BCFacsimile: Jusuke Ishikawa Farm; Port Hammond BCA Group Portrait of the First Meeting of the Maple Ridge Fujinkai (Women's Group); Maple Ridge, B.C.Facsimile: A Group Portrait of the First Meeting of the Maple Ridge Fujinkai (Women's Group); Maple Ridge, B.C.Port Hammond community PortraitFacsimile: Port Hammond community PortraitMaple Ridge Nyu Butsu Shiki (ceremony to bring Buddha to new temple), March 4, 1934.Facsimile: Maple Ridge Nyu Butsu Shiki (ceremony to bring Buddha to new temple), March 4, 1934.Port Hammond Nokai Hall Community PortraitFacsimile: Port Hammond Nokai Hall Community PortraitGroup Portrait; Port Hammond, B.C.Facsimile: Group Portrait; Port Hammond, B.C.Funeral procession for Shinobu Kimura.Facsimile: Funeral procession for Shinobu Kimura.Jusuke Ishikawa and a Group; Vancouver, BCFacsimile: Jusuke Ishikawa and a Group; Vancouver, BCA Group Portrait of Members of the Fraser Valley Buddhist Church; BCFacsimile: A Group Portrait of Members of the Fraser Valley Buddhist Church; BCExterior View of the Fraser Valley Buddhist Church; BCFacsimile: Exterior View of the Fraser Valley Buddhist Church; BCA Kimono-Clad Group Portrait with Minako Hirotsu; Slocan, BCFacsimile: A Kimono-Clad Group Portrait with Minako Hirotsu; Slocan, BC