Material Type

Photograph

Date Range

April 29, 1970

Description Level

Item

Creator

The Lethbridge Herald

Physical Description

Black and white negative

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

Kaz Hiraga started working as a bookkeeper at Acme TV in 1958 (Acme TV was located at 535 - 13th Street N., which just had the one location at the time). After a few years he apprenticed as a Radio Technician at Sait in Calgary, concurrent with taking over Acme TV and buying out the owners. My dad owned the building at 535 - 13th Street N., at some point.The second location at College Mall was opened around 1970. Acme TV did sales, rentals, and leasing of televisions to a lot of hotels and businesses in Lethbridge and surrounding cities/towns. A few that came to mind right away were the El Rancho and Park Plaza in Lethbridge, and hotels/motels in Fort Macleod and Radium. They also installed a number of sound systems (background music in common areas) in hotels and businesses (Eaton’s, for example). [as told to Shelley Johnson by her father, Kaz Hiraga.]

Scope and Content

Photograph exterior of Acme Television Company in College Mall. L to R: Kaz Hiraga (owner), unidentifed, Maz Shigehiro.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

1991107612943

Collection

Archive

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