Henry Haruo Yoshimoto

Image shows view of Henry Haruo Yoshimoto wearing a suit and standing in the grass next to an enclosed flowerbed. A street, mature landscaping are visible in the background. Henry Haruo Yoshimoto was held in Block #226 at the Poston Camp with other families from the Palos Verdes area., Library has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono., Henry Haruo Yoshimoto was born to Tomonoshin Yoshimoto and Mika Isobe on March 21, 1929. Tomonoshin Yoshimoto and his wife were both born in Saga, Kumage, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Henry Haruo Yoshimoto had two older sisters, Haruye and Fumiko, and one older brother, Kazuo. By 1930, the Yoshimoto family owned a home (Ranch 18) on the Palos Verdes Highway, south of the Vanderlip Estate above Abalone Cove. In 1940, Henry's father was farming for his neighbor, Masaichi Ishibashi, who lived at Ranch 19. Henry moved to Strathmore, California with his mother and siblings before being deported to Poston, Arizona. After the war, the family moved to Long Beach, California. In the 40 Family Photograph the Yoshimotos are numbered as follows: Tomonoshin (#7), Mika (#82), Kazuo (#153) and Haruye (#162).
Abstract/Description: Image shows view of Henry Haruo Yoshimoto wearing a suit and standing in the grass next to an enclosed flowerbed. A street, mature landscaping are visible in the background. Henry Haruo Yoshimoto was held in Block #226 at the Poston Camp with other families from the Palos Verdes area.
Subject(s): Yoshimoto, Henry Haruo (1929- 1999)
Title: Henry Haruo Yoshimoto.
Name(s): Shono, Hideko, donor
Type of Resource: still image
Other Date: n.d.
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Abstract/Description: Image shows view of Henry Haruo Yoshimoto wearing a suit and standing in the grass next to an enclosed flowerbed. A street, mature landscaping are visible in the background. Henry Haruo Yoshimoto was held in Block #226 at the Poston Camp with other families from the Palos Verdes area.
Identifier(s): 000045054 (Barcode)
Note(s):

Library has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono.

Henry Haruo Yoshimoto was born to Tomonoshin Yoshimoto and Mika Isobe on March 21, 1929. Tomonoshin Yoshimoto and his wife were both born in Saga, Kumage, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Henry Haruo Yoshimoto had two older sisters, Haruye and Fumiko, and one older brother, Kazuo. By 1930, the Yoshimoto family owned a home (Ranch 18) on the Palos Verdes Highway, south of the Vanderlip Estate above Abalone Cove. In 1940, Henry's father was farming for his neighbor, Masaichi Ishibashi, who lived at Ranch 19. Henry moved to Strathmore, California with his mother and siblings before being deported to Poston, Arizona. After the war, the family moved to Long Beach, California. In the 40 Family Photograph the Yoshimotos are numbered as follows: Tomonoshin (#7), Mika (#82), Kazuo (#153) and Haruye (#162).
Subject(s): Yoshimoto, Henry Haruo (1929- 1999)
Held by: Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library.
Location: Local History Center
Restrictions on Access: Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District as part of the 40 Families Project. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
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