titleJapanese Canadians on the train; Slocan Valley, B.C.

 

namePhotograph

 

dateCirca 1942

 

descriptionAn image of a group of people on a train. People on the ground are acknowledging their departure. There are low rising mountains in the background. Location possibly in the Slocan Valley. A caption on the back of the photograph reads "evacuees leaving Vancouver".

 


 

The young woman on the left wearing a light colour skirt and holding a book to her chest is Nobuko Morimoto nee Hamanishi. The woman beside Nobuko wearing a dark cardigan with a white shirt and carrying a paper bag is Tei Terashita. The woman behind her in spotted dress is Masako (married name Matsui). The young woman leaning out of the train behind the young boy looking at the camera is identified as Kazuyo Kawabata.

 


 

Photographer: Leonard Frank

 

part ofAlex Eastwood collection
number1994.69.4.29

 

organisation

 

Nikkei National Museum
accessOpen