Araki strawberry field
Rating |
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File Name |
GC_P_005 |
Title |
Araki strawberry field |
Creator |
Gordon, John C., 1887-1967 (photographer) |
Date |
1927-07-12 |
Description |
Laborers at the S. R. Araki Ranch picking strawberries and operating agricultural machinery. |
Note |
Written on recto: "S. R. Arakis' Ranch San Jose Calif. U.S.A. July 12, 1927 Photo J. C. Gordon." Written on original container: "Araka Japanese strawberry field." The Araki ranch was a Japanese owned farm. The family owned several acres in Berryessa, and they cash leased other properties in Milpitas, and near their family ranch. In 1942 the Araki family faced forced internment as a result of World War II and the forced internment of Japanese Americans. Suyetaro Araki attempted to consolidate his land holdings and his son Harry, arranged with a "trusted" white businessman to run the farm in their absence. Suyetaro died at Heart Mountain. Harry and his mother returned to claim their property in 1945, only to discover that their trusted friend transferred ownership of the property to his name. See: Timothy J. Lukes and Gary Y. Okihiro, "Japanese Legacy; Farming and Community Life in California's Santa Clara Valley 91985), p. 122. |
Subject-TGM |
Panoramic views Agriculture Agricultural laborers Agricultural machinery & implements Farms Farming |
Subject-LCSH |
Strawberry industry Japanese Americans |
Geographic Coverage |
San Jose -- California |
Object Type |
Negatives |
Format |
Image/jpg |
Dimensions |
8 x 37.6 in. |
Relation-Is Part Of |
Series II: Panoramic Prints and Negatives |
Rights |
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives Department. http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives |
Collection |
John C. Gordon Photographic Collection, MSS-1996-03-29-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. |
Language |
English |
Repository |
San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives |
Citation Field |
John C. Gordon Photographic Collection, MSS-1996-03-29-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. |
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