Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.004.005 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Sawmill crew in likey Ladysmith. One of the men is identified as Shoiiti Shinkawa. "Shoiiti" can also be written as Shoichi. He worked for the Hillcrest Lumber Company. Image signed "Y. Arikado, Vancouver BC" on the bottom right corner of the frame. Dated 1900, but it could possibly be 1908 as it is hard to difficult to read. |
Image File Name |
1900-08 - Shoichi Shinkawa - Duncan - 2019004005 - jpg72 - 001 |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1908 |
Place |
Ladysmith |
Provenance |
Donated by Hideharu Shinkawa of Hiroshima in 1998. Their father and grandfather worked in the lumber industry in the Cowichan Valley. Shoichi Shinkawa is also listed as Shuichi Shinkawa. He was a sawmill hand employed by Hillcrest Lumber Company, Duncan, BC. His family includes Murayo Shinkawa (wife), Shizue Shinkawa (daughter), Isami Shinkawa [also listed as Isamu Shinkawa] (son), Tadao Shinkawa (son), Mitsue Shinkawa (daughter), and Katsuji Shinkawa (son). His home address is listed as 247 Second Street, Duncan, BC. Box 594, Duncan, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946 (From: Landscapes of Injustice, https://loi.uvic.ca/archive/shin154.html). Japanese immigrants began to arrive in earnest in BC in the 1890's. They came primarily for fishing, but also found work in other resource areas. In the Cowichan, in addition to fishing, Japanese worked in logging and mill positions. The official census records of 1911 count 86 Japanese residents in north and south Cowichan (From: camptocommunity.ca). |
Search Terms |
Japanese-Canadian Multiculturalism sawmill Shinkawa |
Collection |
Documentary, Vancouver Island |
People |
Shinkawa, Shoichi Arikado |
Subjects |
Sawmills People People associated with manual labor Camp |