Title:
Rokuro Okubo turns tree surgeon as he operates on a large tree on the landscaped grounds of the estate-type farm ...
Date:
1944-09-19
Subject:
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Photographs
Note:
Full title:Rokuro Okubo turns tree surgeon as he operates on a large tree on the landscaped grounds of the estate-type farm
where he is employed, and where he and his family live, including his wife, Ayako, and his three daughters; Phyllis, age 2;
Joan, age 4; and Virginia, age 8. Mr. Okubo is farming 120 acres, mostly in corn and soy beans, for his employer. The Okubos
have a small but very modern home on the main grounds of the estate. Mr. Okubo operated a vegetable market in Los Angeles
prior to evacuation. Although born in Japan, he has lived in this country since he was six years old. The Okubos came to Illinois
from Granada Relocation Center in April, 1944.<lb/> Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru<lb/> Palatine, Illinois.
Local Call Number:
WRA no. I-605
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Rokuro Okubo turns tree surgeon as he operates on a large tree on the landscaped grounds of the estate-type farm ...