titleVernon Orchard Girls; unknown location; 1944

 

nameImage, Digital

 

date1944

 

descriptionBlack & white outdoor group photograph of eleven unidentified Japanese Canadians standing in a row in front of an automobile. All are wearing knee length skirts or dresses, except for the person standing fifth from the left, who is wearing pants. Five people are wearing blazers, two are wearing sweaters, one is wearing a plaid collared shirt, two are wearing blouses. There are wood houses and trees in the background. Photograph is captioned in album with "Vernon Orchard Girls 1944". Identified from left to right are: maybe Honey Sumi, Yoko unknown last name (interned in Slocan), Kimiko Uchida, Kimi Yamada nee Toyota (interned in Slocan, relocated to Montreal), unidentified, Teruoko Fujioka wearing a polka dot dress (interned in Slocan), likely Penny Sano (interned in Bay Farm), unknown, Mitsuru Igashira nee Hamaoka (interned in Slocan), Susie Shigeshi's sister (interned in Slocan), Susie Shizue nee Shigeshi (interned in Slocan). The other girls in the photo were most likely from Tashme.

 

history of use

 

Other names of individuals who were cherry picking with Mitsuru Igashira were Ruth Tanino nee Suergeya (sp?), Sets, and Donna.

 

part ofThomas Sawayama Collection
number2017.11.1.3.140

 

organisation

 

Nikkei National Museum
accessOpen