| description | Sepia toned outdoor photograph printed as postcard of twenty six Japanese Canadians dressed in costumes, pictured at Powell Street in front of The Canadian News building, address 363 Powell St., and a shop front with awnings and the word "WATCH" visible in window, Vancouver, BC, on July 1, 1918. There is a large flag featuring Japanese text at the centre of the group, as well as a small sign with two Japanese kanji characters visible in the centre of front row. Five people are seated in the front row, while the rest of the group are standing behind. Street car infrastructure is visible in the foreground of the photograph. Verso of photograph is annotated in black pen with "July 1st, 1918". |