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Letter - Siblings To Setsutaro Hasegawa, Victoria

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Title
Letter - Siblings To Setsutaro Hasegawa, Victoria
Subject
Immigrants--Australia--History
Victoria--History
Families--History
Japan--Emigration and immigration
Japanese language
Correspondence
Category
2. National boundaries
Current holder
Museums Victoria Collections
Country of origin
Japan
Place
Geelong
Language
Japanese
Description from source
305 mm (Width), 170 mm (Height)

Long format rice paper letter with several folds. One side is filled with handwritten Japanese text. The letter, which is over 170cm long, is written in an old form of Japanese script and is challenging to translate.

Letter addressed to Setsutaro Hasegawa from his siblings in Japan.
Physical format
Letters
Related resources
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2115/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/1400/