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Author	Murakami, Yasukichi, 1880-1944, photographer
Title	Yasukichi Murakami collection of photographs.
Published/Produced	1905-1938

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BA2754/3: Birth Celebrations of Yasunosuke Francis Murakami. Thought to be at the Japanese Club, Broome.

BA2754/1: 13th Augst Showa 7 (1932) Theresa Shigeno Murakami and Michael Heishiro Murakami.

BA2754/3a: Written on the back "Dec ?th, 1919 birth celebrations of Murakami's son, Yasunosuke Frances Murakami

BA2754/2: 13th Augst Showa 7 (1932) . Theresa Shigeno Murakami with baby Michael Heishiro Murakami. Front row (left to right) Bernedette Yoshiko Murakami, Joseph Kisaburo Murakami, and neighbour's girl.

BA2754/4: Old Broome Jetty. Writing on front in Japanese says "Broome Jetty"

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BA2754/2a : Back of BA2754/2

BA2754/6: Elevated view of Post Office

BA2754/4a: Thought to say "Broome Jetty. Steam boats are ?Brown? 25, ?Caron? 35"

BA2754/6a: " Writing on back says ""post office"" "

BA2754/5: View along Broome Jetty from horse drawn cart.

BA2754/7: Japanese Cemetery in Cossack. Left to right -Jinzo Maruyama; unknown girl; Jiro Muramatsu; Kathleen Masuko Murakami; Theresa Shigeno Murakami; Richard Jyukichi Murakami (baby); Francis Yasunosuke Murakami (boy) and Mr Seto (first name unknown)

BA2754/5a: Reads in Japanese on back "Broome Jetty. Now trains are used, but ? 5 years ago ? photograph, horses were used."

BA2754/8: Family with Car on the Beach. In the car is Murakami's wife Theresa Shigeno Murakami. The children in the front are (left to right),daugher of a family friend from Manila, Michael Heishiro Murakami, Joseph Kisaburo Murakami, and Bernadette Yosh

BA2754/8a: Handwritten back by Murakami in Japanese, " X mark is the daugher of a person from Manila". 6 April 1933

BA2754/9: The Japanese man towards the far left is Murakami's nephew Yoshio Murakami holding Bernadette Yoshiko Murakami. The Japanese woman in the centre is Murakami's wife Theresa Shigeno Murakami, holding Murakami's son Joseph Kisaburo Murakami.

BA2754/13: Japanese girls dancing. Japanese banner on the right side can be translated as The Great Celebration Performances.

BA2754/10: Murakami's brother Ryozo's funeral cortage in front of Japanese Club, Broome, 1917

BA2754/13a: Handwriting by Murakami in English.

BA2754/11: Family standing in front of Ancel Gregory's lugger in Darwin.

BA2754/14: Yoshi Gertrude Chi (Jimmy Chi's sister).

BA2754/12: 1932, 1 Oct at ? "..lekida"? -- Joseph Murakami says it is Lake Iida (pronounced Eedah). Left to right - Theresa Shigeno Murakami, baby Michael Heishiro Murakami, Bernadette Yoshiko Murakami, Joeseph Kisaburo Murakami and dog "Tomi?" or "Tommy

BA2754/14a: Handwriting by Murakami in English

BA2754/15: Japanese banner on the right side can be translated as The Great Celebration Performances.

BA2754/15a: Handwriting by Murakami in English "Kiku Chi". Also written on the back in Japanese " Guchi no Mai" (Guchi Dance).

BA2754/18a: " Dear Mother.....(?)... It is myself on this automobile. 600 pounds (6000 Japanese yen), horse power of 30 to 70 miles per hour, weighs (...?), seven seater.... 18 Feb, Broome, From Yasukichi."

BA2754/16: Murakami and two men in front of lattice.

BA2754/19: Yasukichi Murakami (in white suit) in front of Dampier Hotel.

BA2754/17: Yasukichi Murakami with diving suit. The Japanese on the bottom reads Mr Yasukichi Murakami and diving equipment.

BA2754/19a: Handwritten by Murakami " Standing in front with white suit myself"

BA2754/18: Yasukichi Murakami a 1912 E-M-F Model 30 Touring car

BA2754/20: Yasukichi Murakami on a Cane Chair

BA2754/20a: Back of BA2754/20

BA2754/21: Yasukichi Murakami on Captain Ancell Clement Gregory's veranda, 1916

BA2754/21a: Back of BA2754/21

BA2754/22: Murakami on horse, 14th June 1912

BA2754/22a: Written in English: 14th June 1912. Dolly - 4 year old

BA2754/23: Yasukichi Murakami 's shadow with his children,1932

BA2754/23a: Back of this photo has a stamp 25 September 1932. Handwritten in Japanese "???... by Bar Creek".

BA2754/24: Nishioka Emporium in Cossack circa 1899. Far left is Yasukichi Murakami, woman is Eki Nishioka. The other two are unknown, however the man sitting may be Takazo Nishioka, Eki Nishioka's husband and Murakami's employer. Yasukichi Murakami later

BA2754/25: 1915 August 30th Red Cross Opera

BA2754/26: Wife Theresa Shigeno Murakami with daughter Bernadette Yoshiko Murakami. Back of this photo has handwritting in Japanese "1927 photo about March. Yoshiko. Automobile is Essex."

BA2754/27: Studio portrait of Theresa Shigeno and Yasukichi Murakami circa 1938.

BA2754/28: Theresa Shigeno Murakami and three children on a donkey, 1932. Front: Micahel Heishiro Murakami. Middle: Joseph Kisaburo Murakami. Back: Bernadette Yoshiko Murakami.

BA2754/28a:Stamped and handwritten on the back by Murakami as 5 June, 1932.

BA2754/29: Three Japanese men on rocks. Handwritten on the front says " Mysterious rocks at Cape Broome." The writing above the men identifies them (left to right) - "A person from Kushimoto-cho, Mr ??? Otsuka, Mr ??? Asari."

BA2754/29a: Hand written on the back by Murakami in Japanese, translated as "4 The recent letter from you, mother said that father used to say Yasukichi this and Yasukichi that, whilst he was alive. I too remember this. Once I begin to think, I remembe

BA2754/30: Left to right: Eki Nishioka, Yamamoto, Toshio Katsuno, Senza's brother in law, Johnstone and Murakami in his Clement - Talbot 43 H.P.

BA2754/31: 21st May 1933 in Broome. Twins Paul, Peter, Theresa Shigeno and nanny Tazaki

BA2754/32: Lugger B12 at Willy Creek. Murakami had his own lugger for diving suit experiments/research.

BA2754/32a: Written on the back "1927 (Showa 2) July. Research boat moored at Willy Creek"

BA2754/33: Portrait of Yasukichi Murakami, 1905

BA2754/34: Murakami's son Yasunosuke Francis Murakami at Japanese Cemetery in Cossack 1922. The grave marked with a cross belongs to Chiyo Araki (marked presumably by Yasukichi Murakami) , mother of Murakami's second wife Theresa Shigeno's mother.

BA2754/34a: Written on the back:"Yasunosuke at Cossack Cemetery"

BA2754/35: Yasukichi Murakami family tree

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Details

Call Number	BA2754
Physical description	1 online resource (54 photographs) : digital, black and white, TIFF, jpeg files.
Notes	Title devised by cataloguer. Captions provided by donor.
Original version	Originals comprised 35 prints. These are in private ownership.
Biography/history	Yasukichi Murakami (1880-1944) arrived in Cossack in 1897 aged 16 and found work with Takazo Nishioka, a Japanese storekeeper in Broome. After Nishioka died Murakami married his widow Eki. They expanded the business which also served as Murakami's photography studio and he soon became a well-respected leader of the community. Murakami later went into partnership with pearler A. C. Gregory and helped run the Dampier Hotel. After Eki died, Murakami married (Theresa) Shigeno Murata and they had 9 children. Murakami designed and patented a modern day pearling suit but never received credit for this invention and after the pearling industry declined he moved to Darwin with his family. HIs application for naturalisation was turned down and when Japan entered the war in 1941 the family was interred in Victoria. Murakami died in 1944 but his wife, six sons and three daughters all survived. For many years Murakami's photographs were believed to be lost but they were eventually tracked down thanks to the efforts of Japanese-Australian photographer Mayu Kanamori and Murakami’s great granddaughter. Kanamori created a stage play from this story called “Through a Distant Lens” and at long last Murakami is receiving the credit he was due for his invention and contribution to the business affairs of Broome.
Summary	The bulk of the photographs were taken by Yasukichi Murakami, however some were taken by Y. Nishioka (Eki), who became his first wife. The collection includes images of the pearling industry; the diving suit Yasukichi Murakami designed; family life; and social events in Broome in the early 1900s. This collection of images captures scenes of the northwest of WA at the turn of last century but has broader, national significance in telling the often overlooked story of Japanese and Australian relations in the lead up to World War II.
Subjects	Murakami, Yasukichi, 1880-1944 -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Theresa Shigeno -- Photographs.
	Nishioka, Eki -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Eki -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Michael Heishiro -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Bernadette Yoshiko -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Joseph Kisaburo -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Yasunosuke Francis, 1919- -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Kathleen Masuko -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Richard Jyukichi -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Yoshio -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Peter Sakichi, 1933- -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Paul Ukichi, 1933- -- Photographs.
	Nishioka, Takazo -- Photographs.
	Katsuno, Toshio -- Photographs.
	Murakami, Ryozo, -1917 -- Death and burial -- Photographs.
	Maruyama, Jinzo -- Photographs.
	Muramatsu, Jiro, -- Photographs.
	Chi, Yoshi Gertrude -- Photographs.
	Opera -- Western Australia -- Broome -- Photographs.
	Jetties -- Western Australia -- Broome -- Photographs.
	Cemeteries -- Western Australia -- Cossack -- Photographs.
	Luggers -- Western Australia -- Broome -- Photographs.
	Post office buildings -- Western Australia -- Broome -- Photographs.
	Dance -- Western Australia -- Broome -- Photographs.
	Broome Post Office (Broome, W.A.) -- Photographs.
	Broome Jetty (W.A.) -- Photographs.
Related names	Nishioka, Eki (Y.), photographer