Accrual consists of photographs and negatives collected and taken by the donor’s parents, Aiko and David Murakami. Photographs are primarily from Aiko (nee. Kondo) Murakami and her family in Victoria, B.C. The photographic negatives are primarily taken by David Murakami. They include scenes of the Steveston fishing industry, and those who worked in it. The negatives also include images from the Japanese Canadian internment camps in Kaslo and New Denver, where the family was living. There are also some family photographs and accompanying negatives of the Murakami’s and their friends in Toronto, O.N.
Peter Karutsu, Toki [Kondo], Edward, Beverly, Ban Chan [Kinu Kondo], Eichi [Kondo], Chan Chan [Shinjiro Kondo], Finks [Fumiko Kondo], Seije Mori, and Doris Mori sit around a table to celebrate a 60th birthday. Taken in Victoria, B.C.
Aiko and the Straith family. Aiko worked for the Straith family as a domestic in Victoria, B.C. Mr. Straith was a lawyer there. The photograph was taken by Dave [David] Murakami when the Straith family came to visit Aiko, possibly in Nelson B.C. or Toronto O.N.
Aiko, David, and Michael Murakami travel across Canada, visiting P.E.I., Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Photographs are collected in a small paper album that has been stapled together.
Two photographs are of the women sitting on the sofa. Guests include Mrs. Ueno, Mrs. Suzaki, and Yumi. One photographs shows the men at a table playing cards, including Mr. Ueno, Mr. Aoyagi, and Mr. Hosokawa.