Photographs taken by Yon Shimizu, a Japanese-Canadian who was exiled from the west coast of Canada to Ontario during the second World War, along with hundreds of other Japanese-Canadian men. In 1942, he worked along with several dozen other men as a farm labourer with the Ontario Farm Service Force near Glencoe, equidistant from Sarnia, London and Chatham. These are photographs he took of the sugarbeet harvest, and were digitized from a DVD of Yon Shimizu’s scrapbook by the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive. All dated 1942 though they definitely show a range of time during that summer and fall - final harvesting of sugarbeets is in late October or November, and the last photo shows the men huddling from the cold in November.
1) At Glencoe train station; the ‘49′ Gang, according to the caption. Left to right: Tsutomu "Stum" Shimizu, E. Ono, T. Okamoto, T. Kuwabara.
2) Blocking 48 Gang, that is, thinning or "blocking" the sugar beets; left to right: S. Miyashita, Y. Madokoro, S. Kawahara, J. Henmi.
3) “He-Men.��� Left to right: B. Hoita, K. Goto, T. Hoita.
4) “Siesta Time!” T. Okamoto taking a siesta during the beet harvest.
5) “Block Busters!” Showing off some huge sugarbeets during the thinning (blocking) process.
6) Gang 5 "Toppers A-1" Butch Hoita and Stum Shimizu.
7) Gang 5 "Toppers A-1" Tommy Hoita and Tomo Okamoto.
8) Gang 5 "Toppers A-1" Stum Okamoto and Esao Ono.
9) Gang 5 "Toppers A-1" Tom Kuwabara and Yon Shimizu. Toppers defoliate the beets as close to harvesting as possible.
10) Lunch, Cold November Day
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Aristocrats of the garden
By Wilson, Ernest Henry, 1876-1930
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Cody Bratt
The Other Stories
Cody Bratt's newly completed fine art photography series, The Other Stories, is now on display at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Boston, MA. The Other Stories is a collection of mixed-media and archival images from Cody’s ancestral history. The body of work shares the less-recollected stories of violence, substance abuse, and mental health disorders over generations, bringing light to an unrevealed family history.
The solo show is on exhibition at the Griffin Museum though December 10, at which point the show will travel to Chicago for another exhibition with Filter Photo opening in February 2024. Additionally, Griffin Museum will host a virtual artist talk with Cody on November 14, at 7:00 p.m.
Explore Cody Bratt’s series The Other Stories online or in person at the Griffin Museum of Photography.
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Photo of the Day: Happy Couple
I like this photo. I do not know the couple or have any information about the photo. But they look happy. I am assuming they are married. They appear to be in dress clothes.
Perhaps, they are on their way to church or a wedding. I might have to colorize this photo at a later date. I am really curious about the pattern and color of her dress.
What do you think?
Until next time…peace
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H.R. Giger: 'Virus' 2000 from HR GIGER icons (2002)
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Lilies for English gardens. A guide for amateurs.
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
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Photo of the Day: Anniversary Couple
Photo of the Day: Anniversary Couple #oldphotos
As usual, I am guessing, the couple is celebrating an anniversary. I love the simplicity of the celebration. A card table and a cake, what else do you need? In my mind, they are surrounded by loved ones while celebrating this milestone anniversary. Maybe a 50th or 60th anniversary, but I cannot view the cake clearly.
I do have a couple of facts from the photo.
The photo was taken in July…
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