Photographs of Japanese workers from Mayo Bros Timber Company; Paldi , British Columbia

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 Nikkei National Museum S2005 2010.18

From this series, LOI has digitized 138 textual records and other records.

The series consists of a photograph album containing 138 photographs depicting Japanese logging and sawmill workers and their families who worked at Mayo Brothers Timber Company Limited in Paldi, BC on Vancouver Island. The Mayo Brothers Timber Company Limited was solely owned by Mayo Singh and his brother Ghania Singh and other East Indian shareholders.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

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DescriptionTitle ProperPhotographs of Japanese workers from Mayo Bros Timber Company; Paldi , British ColumbiaDate(s) of material from this resource digitized1937–1942General material designation

From this series, LOI has digitized 138 textual records and other records.

Scope and content

The series consists of a photograph album containing 138 photographs depicting Japanese logging and sawmill workers and their families who worked at Mayo Brothers Timber Company Limited in Paldi, BC on Vancouver Island. The Mayo Brothers Timber Company Limited was solely owned by Mayo Singh and his brother Ghania Singh and other East Indian shareholders.

Name of creator

Masanobu Kawahira was born to Torazo Kawahira and Yukino Naka, immigrants from Iyeimura, Ibusuki gun, Kagoshima ken. Torazo immigrated in 1907 on the vessel Shawmut, at the time his listed occupation was a miner. Torazo worked in a variety of seasonal occupations such as fishing and logging. In 1920, he was living with friend Iyemon Yanomichi at #220- Main Street prior to returning to Japan to marry Yukino. When they returned in August 1921, Yukino was pregnant and Masanobu was born a few months later on December 20, 1921 at 241 Hastings Street.

Immediate source of acquisition

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

StructureRepositoryNikkei National MuseumFondsMasanobu Kawahira fonds
Digital Objects (124)Masanobu Kawahira, Vancouver Island BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira, Vancouver Island BCMt. FujiyamaFacsimile: Mt. FujiyamaMayo Brothers Timber Company Ltd [MBTC] workers posing on rail tracks, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC.Facsimile: Mayo Brothers Timber Company Ltd [MBTC] workers posing on rail tracks, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC.MBTC logging operation on top of Mouat's Mountain (aka. Hill 60), Vancouver Island, BC.Facsimile: MBTC logging operation on top of Mouat's Mountain (aka. Hill 60), Vancouver Island, BC.Big house, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Chambers and family, old CPR passenger cars, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC?Facsimile: Big house, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Chambers and family, old CPR passenger cars, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC?Inouye and Takata group portrait, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Inouye and Takata group portrait, Vancouver Island, BCMr. & Mrs. Yosh[...?] and FamilyFacsimile: Mr. & Mrs. Yosh[...?] and FamilyMichiyo Inouye and Shoyi [Shuji?] KamachiFacsimile: Michiyo Inouye and Shoyi [Shuji?] KamachiMasanobu Kawahira in Paldi, Vancouver IslandFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira in Paldi, Vancouver IslandDumping logs into Mayo mill pond, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Dumping logs into Mayo mill pond, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMuriyuki Takata & Ichiro Shiino posing next to a MTBC lumber carrier, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Muriyuki Takata & Ichiro Shiino posing next to a MTBC lumber carrier, Vancouver Island, BCMTBC fallers and buckers setting up bath house, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: MTBC fallers and buckers setting up bath house, Vancouver Island, BCYamagami brothers, Narimoto san, Masunobu Kawahira at Kamafuta, Kagoshima KenFacsimile: Yamagami brothers, Narimoto san, Masunobu Kawahira at Kamafuta, Kagoshima KenTrack side skyline logging, Paldi Vancouver IslandFacsimile: Track side skyline logging, Paldi Vancouver IslandNo. 3 shay locomotive with oil tank car, MTBC, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: No. 3 shay locomotive with oil tank car, MTBC, Vancouver Island, BCMr. & Mrs Mayo Singh and family residence, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Mr. & Mrs Mayo Singh and family residence, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCPlaner mill and workers typing 1"x4", MTBC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Planer mill and workers typing 1"x4", MTBC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCBooms of Logs; Crofton, BCFacsimile: Booms of Logs; Crofton, BCIchiro Shiino sitting on rickety porch, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BC.Facsimile: Ichiro Shiino sitting on rickety 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Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira, Joe Oikawa and Masuo Mikado* standing beside a huge log, Vancouver Island, BCLooking out into the bay, Crofton, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Looking out into the bay, Crofton, Vancouver Island, BCCold decking logs, MBTC, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Cold decking logs, MBTC, Vancouver Island, BCPin up girlFacsimile: Pin up girlMasanobu Kawahira standing beside a MBTC lumber carrier, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira standing beside a MBTC lumber carrier, Vancouver Island, BCItsuo Michishiyo and Masanobu Kawahira sitting on a metal drum, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Itsuo Michishiyo and Masanobu Kawahira sitting on a metal drum, Vancouver Island, BCMr. Kitagawa standing on a large boulder, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Mr. Kitagawa standing on a large boulder, Vancouver Island, BCIchiro Shiino taking a photograph, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Ichiro Shiino taking a photograph, Vancouver Island, BCIchiro Shiino, Hanzo Mizubata and Tobo San standing on railroad track, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Ichiro Shiino, Hanzo Mizubata and Tobo San standing on railroad track, Vancouver Island, BCSitting on partly loaded rail car of logs, MBTC, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Sitting on partly loaded rail car of logs, MBTC, Vancouver Island, BC1937 or 1938 San Francisco ExhibitionFacsimile: 1937 or 1938 San Francisco ExhibitionMuriyuki Takata, MBTC lumber mill Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Muriyuki Takata, MBTC lumber mill Vancouver Island, BCMr. Okine watering the garden, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Mr. Okine watering the garden, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMrs. Nishike InouyeFacsimile: Mrs. Nishike InouyeMr. Shigeru Arate, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Mr. Shigeru Arate, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira and Shoji Kamachi listening to a phonograph, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira and Shoji Kamachi listening to a phonograph, Vancouver Island, BCMBLC sawmill and log pond, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: MBLC sawmill and log pond, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCTaking a rest before falling huge fir tree, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Taking a rest before falling huge fir tree, Vancouver Island, BCMan standing outside, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Man standing outside, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCIchiro Shiino taking a picture of Mrs. Otaguro, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Ichiro Shiino taking a picture of Mrs. Otaguro, Vancouver Island, BCMan sitting outside, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Man sitting outside, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCTrain speeder, MBTC, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Train speeder, MBTC, Vancouver Island, BCTrain signal switch lever, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Train signal switch lever, Vancouver Island, BCPortrait of Masanobu Kawahira as a child, Location unknownFacsimile: Portrait of Masanobu Kawahira as a child, Location unknownKobayashi standing on railroad track, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Kobayashi standing on railroad track, Vancouver Island, BCMan sitting on a crossbar while another man watches, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Man sitting on a crossbar while another man watches, Vancouver Island, BCGetting a haircut from Ichikawa, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Getting a haircut from Ichikawa, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira in front of Tomo Inouye's house in Mayo, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira in front of Tomo Inouye's house in Mayo, Vancouver Island, BCMuriyuki Takata sitting on the railroad track, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Muriyuki Takata sitting on the railroad track, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCIchiro Shiino taking a photograph, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Ichiro Shiino taking a photograph, Vancouver Island, BCMen standing on side of pile driver building trestle, MBTC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Men standing on side of pile driver building trestle, MBTC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMatakaru Otso, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Matakaru Otso, Vancouver Island, BCHillcrest Lumber Company, LTD., log pond and mill, Hillcrest, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Hillcrest Lumber Company, LTD., log pond and mill, Hillcrest, Vancouver Island, BCMuriyuki Takata watering the garden while Nagano watches, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Muriyuki Takata watering the garden while Nagano watches, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMBTC workers sitting beside the railroad track, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: MBTC workers sitting beside the railroad track, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMan standing atop MBTC railway trestle, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Man standing atop MBTC railway trestle, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCKobayashi standing with a shovel, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Kobayashi standing with a shovel, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCPin up galFacsimile: Pin 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Mill, Hillcrest, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Hillcrest Lumber Company, LTD. Mill, Hillcrest, Vancouver Island, BCMan cutting wood for MBTC camp from old spar tree, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Man cutting wood for MBTC camp from old spar tree, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMichiyo Inouye and relatives, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Michiyo Inouye and relatives, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCLogging operations in Hill 60, Paldi Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Logging operations in Hill 60, Paldi Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira with double-headed axe, MBTC camp, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira with double-headed axe, MBTC camp, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCNakama, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Nakama, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasuo Mikada leaning against a pickup truck, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masuo Mikada leaning against a pickup truck, Vancouver Island, BCHillcrest Lumber Co., LTD. mill, Hillcrest , Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Hillcrest Lumber Co., LTD. mill, Hillcrest , Vancouver Island, BCMichiyo Inouye with a squirrel, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Michiyo Inouye with a squirrel, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMr. & Mrs. Nisuke Inouye tending their garden, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Mr. & Mrs. Nisuke Inouye tending their garden, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMr. Namio Koga, MBLC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Mr. Namio Koga, MBLC, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMuriyuki Takata and Masuo Mikada, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Muriyuki Takata and Masuo Mikada, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCIchiro Shiino, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Ichiro Shiino, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu and dog, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu and dog, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira and Nisuke Inouye, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira and Nisuke Inouye, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira sitting on a rickety porch, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira sitting on a rickety porch, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMasanobu Kawahira standing in bushes, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Masanobu Kawahira standing in bushes, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMessrs. Kobayashi and Kitagawa, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Messrs. Kobayashi and Kitagawa, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCMessrs. Muriyuki Takata and Michiyo Inouye sitting on an automobile bumper, Paldi, Vancouver Island, BCFacsimile: Messrs. 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