George Schot
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- 24 Sep 2013
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Hello,
I am in the process of researching the history of a American family who was connected with the hosting of a number of Chinese and Japanese students in the 1870s in within the United States.
I've already identified several Chinese student photos connected with the Chinese government student program as mentioned on this site:
CEM Connections - HOME
I also have several photos of Japanese students connected with a similar Japanese government program of this same time period.
I am trying to determine if the first Japanese student photo that I am working on is Hiroshi Hiraoka or not. Hiroshi Hiraoka (1856-1933) came the U.S. in 1871 to learn railway engineering and returned to Japan in 1877 where he proceeded to promote the growth the baseball by various means. Some refer to him as the "Father of Japanese Baseball".
I've posted images of the back and front of a 1870s photo that I am currently working at this url:
Baseball
The name on the back of the image is spelled slightly different (Heiroshi Heiraoka); however, this may be due to how the host family chose to translate and the name into English (part of the student's training was to learn English). Several of the Chinese students I've identified from the above mentioned site have upwards of 5-7 different alternative spellings of their name.
I'd also be interested in any information in the costume and sword. Most of the student photos have the names of photo studios from New England; however, this one does not, so it may have been taken in Japan prior to the student's arrival. Also keep in mind that people, including children, often looked older than their actual age due to the harsher conditions then.
Please note this is a copyrighted image from my personal collection with all rights reserved.
Thank You for your help!
I am in the process of researching the history of a American family who was connected with the hosting of a number of Chinese and Japanese students in the 1870s in within the United States.
I've already identified several Chinese student photos connected with the Chinese government student program as mentioned on this site:
CEM Connections - HOME
I also have several photos of Japanese students connected with a similar Japanese government program of this same time period.
I am trying to determine if the first Japanese student photo that I am working on is Hiroshi Hiraoka or not. Hiroshi Hiraoka (1856-1933) came the U.S. in 1871 to learn railway engineering and returned to Japan in 1877 where he proceeded to promote the growth the baseball by various means. Some refer to him as the "Father of Japanese Baseball".
I've posted images of the back and front of a 1870s photo that I am currently working at this url:
Baseball
The name on the back of the image is spelled slightly different (Heiroshi Heiraoka); however, this may be due to how the host family chose to translate and the name into English (part of the student's training was to learn English). Several of the Chinese students I've identified from the above mentioned site have upwards of 5-7 different alternative spellings of their name.
I'd also be interested in any information in the costume and sword. Most of the student photos have the names of photo studios from New England; however, this one does not, so it may have been taken in Japan prior to the student's arrival. Also keep in mind that people, including children, often looked older than their actual age due to the harsher conditions then.
Please note this is a copyrighted image from my personal collection with all rights reserved.
Thank You for your help!