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Yoshihika (Joe) Miyanaga

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1924 -1927
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
19790253002
Physical Description
Black and white copy print Negative available
Scope and Content
Mr. Miyanaga in cowboy attire (chaps, leather fringed jacket, stetson hat,and holding a lariat). Photograph was taken at Alert Bay, British Columbia 5 December 1927.
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1924 -1927
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Black and white copy print Negative available
Physical Condition
Good
History Biographical
Yoshihiko (Joe) Miyanaga was born in Japan in 1902 and immigrated in 1921 to Victoria, British Columbia where he was employed on a strawberry farm then in a sawmill. In 1931 he returned to Japan to marry Kii Samurizono and together they moved to Mission City, British Columbia where they owned a sawmill. In 1942 the family was interned to Alberta. After living in the Barons, Iron Springs, Barnwell, Cranford areas they purchased a farm in the Taber area. For additional biographical information about the Miyanaga Family refer to the attached.
Acquisition Source
Miyanaga Yoshihika Joe
Scope and Content
Mr. Miyanaga in cowboy attire (chaps, leather fringed jacket, stetson hat,and holding a lariat). Photograph was taken at Alert Bay, British Columbia 5 December 1927.
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Public Access
Accession No.
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