Home Run at Powell Street - Asahi baseball team members with flag
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Title: Asahi baseball team members with flag; unknown location; unknown date
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Institution: Nikkei National Museum
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Home Run at Powell Street: The collections team at the Charles H. Kadota Resource Centre at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre is seeking members of the public to engage in the identification of hundreds of newly accessioned photographs depicting the Powell Street community and Vancouver area Japanese Canadian baseball teams, as part of a Library and Archives Canada funded project called 'Home Run at Powell Street.'
From right to left: Ihachi Miyazaki, Yo Horii, Ted Furumoto
ReplyDeleteThis picture was taken at the second sports day of the Japanese language school on July 2, 1917.
Yo Horii and Tad Furumoto, who took first place in the various group long-distance races at the call, and Tad Furumoto, who took second place.
This photo was taken to commemorate the Asahi team's victory.
Asahi Team's manager is Ihachi Miyazaki.