titleKitagawa family of five in front of wood house; unknown location; [ca.1915]

 

namePhotograph

 

dateCirca 1915

 

descriptionSepia toned outdoor photograph of Kitagawa family of five in front of wood house with front porch. Two people are crouched or sitting and three are standing. Women and girls are wearing skirt dresses, young boy is wearing collared shirt and pants, man is wearing collared shirt, tie, suit vest, and slacks. A sign on the building next to the house reads: "[...]ROKE STACKS, TANKS [...] & HOTEL WORK".

 


 

The woman standing at right is Yae Kitagawa [aged 42 years old], mother of Mickey Kitagawa; next to her is Mickey Kitagawa [aged 20 years old], standing; next to him, leaning against a pole to the left is Eddie Kiatgawa [aged 14 years old]; the small girl seated in the front row is Sueno Kitagawa [aged 4 years old], mother of Kiyomi Kitagawa; woman next to her in the front row is unidentified.

 

part ofEd and Muriel Kitagawa Collection
number2010.30.1.1.54

 

organisation

 

Nikkei National Museum
accessOpen