titleTwo men and a boy on the SS General MC Meigs

 

namePhotograph

 

dateCirca 1943

 

descriptionThe image shows two young men and a boy on the deck of a boat in the open water. The boy holds a life saver that reads, GENERAL MC MEIGS.

 

history of use

 

The image illustrates the journey of a group of young men released from Angler Prisoner War Camp being 'repatriated' to Japan. The photograph shows the men travelling from Vancouver to Japan.

 

part ofJoe Hayaru Oyama collection (Part 2)
number1995.106.2.4

 

organisation

 

Nikkei National Museum
accessOpen