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Nostalgia & History > Can anyone read and translate Japanese?Date: 07/21/18 09:01 Can anyone read and translate Japanese? Author: flynn I found this picture postcard on the website,
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/imu/api/file/17148 "Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company Box Cars" "Full Description: postcard, photograph of Japanese railroad workers on Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, box car residences, Telocaset, Union County, OR. Two men are visible standing next to the railroad box cars. Postcard is addressed to Mr. Oki in Hood River, Oregon. Messages on front and back of postcard are written in Japanese. Post mark date is: Dec. 31, 1911, Telocaset, Oregon." Date: 07/21/18 13:10 Re: Can anyone read and translate Japanese? Author: tomstp Yes it says "damn its hot in these cars".
Date: 07/21/18 13:13 Re: Can anyone read and translate Japanese? Author: Railpax71 Need an expert in caligraphy to have a look at the old kanji. Rightmost columns says Bekoku which is another name for America.
Date: 07/21/18 23:27 Re: Can anyone read and translate Japanese? Author: Ardenwood from right to left
1st and 2nd lines Beikoku tetsu dou hataraki American railroad working (I am not sure about the last character) 3rd line gyangu nari They are (in archaic writing and classical grammar).... gang So I guess the postcard was mailed in th 19th century. |