| description | Sepia toned outdoor group photograph of Asahi baseball team as winners of the Terminal Baseball League Championships at Powell Street Grounds in Vancouver, BC, in 1930. There are twelve members of the team in this photograph; five of them are kneeling in the front row, and seven are standing behind them with hands behind their backs. They are all wearing baseball caps and "ASAHI" team uniforms; eight of the twelve players are wearing "letter A" baseball caps. There is a trophy on the ground at centre in front of group. Behind them, there is a small wood utilities building, and behind that are mixed residential and commercial buildings. There are three figures in background left wearing full suit and ties. Identified in the photograph from left to right are: front row - Mickey Maikawa, Roy Yamamura, Eddie Kitagawa, Roy Nishidera, and Ken Yamamura; back row - Reggie Yasui, Tom Matoba, George Tanaka, Satoshi Nakamura, Mickey Sato, Herbie Tanaka, and Frank Shiraishi. Photograph is labeled with white type that reads "TERMINAL BASEBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 1930". Verso is annotated in pen with "E. Kitagawa; 1930 - Eddie Kitagawa as Manager".
Front L-R: Mickey Maikawa, Roy Yamamura, Eddie Kitagawa, Roy Nishidera, Ken Yamamura. Back L-R: Reggie Yasui, Tom Matoba, George Tanaka, Satoshi Nakamura, Mickey Sato, Herbie Tanaka, Frank Shiraishi. |