Frank matsuura biography

  • Frank Matsura was an early 20th-century Japanese photographer who travelled from Japan to America in 1901 where he lived until his early death.
  • Frank (Sakae) Matsura (1873–1913) was an early 20th-century Japanese photographer who travelled from Japan to America in 1901 where he lived until his early.
  • Biography: Frank Morikazu Matsuura was born in Belleview City, Washington, on November 3, 1908, to Issei parents Ichiki and Toye (Kuwahara).

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    Publications "Frank Matsura" Omak Chronicle 3/12/1981
    "Contractor Wagner is... erecting a photograph gallery on First Ave" Okanogan Independent 1/25/1908
    "Frank Matsura's new photograph gallery was opened for business..." Okanogan Independent 4/4/1908
    "Letter about frank Matsura from his relative, Kayo Matsura" Okanogan Indpendent 9/19/19013
    "Loval happenings: Frank Matsura came down from Conconully..." Okanogan Independent 5/24/1907
    "Of Local interest: Frank Matsura has established himself in a enat gallery" Okanogan Independent 3/21/1908
    "Town and Country: Frank Matsrua has been selected by Engineer Anderson to take official photographs of the irrigation works.." Okanogan Independent 6/7/1907
    "Letter from Judge Brown recalls friend, Frank Matsrua" Omak Chronicle 10/3/1963
    "Of local interest: Frank Matsura is branching out as a lecturer" Okanogan Independent 10/23/1908
    "Of local interest: Frank Matsura was up at Conconully several days...." Okanogan Independent 5/30/1908
    "Movie makers are coming to town; Japanese film makers working on Matsura film" Omak Chronicle 6/15 - 6/22 - 6/29/1983 with followup 7/13/1983
    "Local affairs: FRank Matsura drove down to the Peter Reilly place Sunday.. to take some cviews of a bunch of 1100 cattle" Okanogan Independent 9/10

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    Matsuura, Frank Morikazu

    Biography:

    Frank Morikazu Matsuura was born in Belleview City, Washington, on November 3, 1908, to Issei parents Ichiki and Toye (Kuwahara). Ichiki Matsuura worked as a gardener. Matsuura attended grammar school in Yakima, Washington, before the family moved to Los Angeles in 1926. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1932 and found work as a manager and bookkeeper at Three Star Produce, a produce retailer. On February 23, 1938, Matsuura married Tayeko Narukawa. On January 28, 1939, the couple’s first child, daughter Teiko Jane, was born.

    After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Matsuura family was forcibly removed to Santa Anita on April 28, 1942, where their second child, a son, Dennis Koichi, on June 19, 1942. The family, along with the elder Matsuura parents, Ichiki and Toye, and one of Matsuura’s sisters, Seiko, arrived at Heart Mountain on October 30, 1942. They lived in apartment 28-13-B. Another sister, Helen Nishizu, was also incarcerated at Heart Mountain with her husband and family. While incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Matsuura left for seasonal work in Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington. He answered No to Question 27 and Yes to Question 28 on the 1943 loyalty questionnaire. On December 1, 1944, Tayeko gave birth to

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