| description | Sepia toned outdoor photograph of unidentified group of Japanese Canadians on July 1, 1919. Eight young people are standing in a row at a starting line in preparation for a foot race, wearing athletic clothing; seven are wearing tank tops and shorts; one is wearing a T-shirt and pedal pushers. A ninth person stands at left of photograph wearing suit pants, vest, tie, and hat. A crowd of people are seated and standing behind them, some from under tents. Recto is decorated in red pen to highlight the rising sun design of two Asahi baseball team members' tank tops. Verso is annotated in black pen with "Taken 1st of July 1919". |