titleYama Taxi and Others Studio Group Portrait; Vancouver, BC

 

namePhotograph

 

dateCirca 1920

 

descriptionThe image shows a studio group portrait of three rows of mostly men, two women and two children. Front row left to right is Mrs Yoshiko Yamashita, Shintaro Yamashita, Ichiro? (little boy), unidentified, Mrs Tomotsugu, Harumi Tomotsugu (little girl). Second row from left to right is unidentified, unidentified, Masao Nakashima (Yamashita), Mr Hisaki, unidentified. The third row from left to right is Charlie Asano, unidentified and Bobby Kumano.

 

history of use

 

Harumi Tomotsugo was Terry Nakamura's (nee Yamashita) babysitter and later best friend. Harumi went on to marry Gord Nakamura. Mrs Tomotsugu was an honorary grandmother to Raymond Nakamura and his brothers (Terry's children).

 

 

part ofKumano Family collection
number2011.19.6

 

organisation

 

Nikkei National Museum
accessOpen