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1954 Hawaii Statehood Petition
This petition, rolled onto a wooden spool 68 inches wide containing a roll of paper 16 inches in diameter, was signed by 116,000 supporters of Hawaii statehood and presented to the U.S. Senate on February 26, 1954.
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25th Anniversary Hawaii Statehood
This is a 20-cent stamp commemorating the silver jubilee of Ha-waiian statehood. It was issued on March 12, 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii and the First Day of Issue ceremony was held at the Hono-lulu City Hall. Stamps like this were released at several…
A surfing contest near the Huntington Beach pier
An image of the Huntington Beach Pier where a surfing competition, the 1963 US Open, is taking place. There are various surfers riding waves close to the shore and there are some surfers emerging from the water onto the beach after completing their…
Against Chinese
An overview on the ‘Chinese question’ at the Trades and Labour local council meeting. It raised the point of what they should do about the local Chinese and covers numerous suggestions on how to remove them from the area. The article states the…
American Indian Religious Freedom Act 1978
The below source is one-page document outlining an Act from 1978 which recognises the rights of Native Americans to practice their religion of choice. The source titled the ‘Joint Resolution’ of The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, 1978 marked…
Announcing a Potlatch
This source is a painting of a costumed bird and rowers on a ceremonial dugout canoe, made from a single cedar log. The purpose of the scene depicted was to announce a potlatch which would celebrate a birth or wedding or commemorate a death. The…
Application for Leave Clearance form, WRA-126
The source, informally known as the “Loyalty Questionnaire” is an example of the questionnaires the War Relocation Authority sent into internment camps to assess the loyalty of Japanese people. This form needed to be filled out before the individual…
Barrack 9, Apt. 6, San Bruno, CA
This is an unframed, sketched painting depicting the new living quarters in which the Hibi family are living in at the Tanforan Assembly Center. The painting depicts several barracks which were the housing for the Japanese people within the…
Barracks To House Evacuated Japanese
The photograph depicts builders working on a Barracks block in preparation to build the huge center at Manzanar. The photograph has an attaching caption noting that the barrack block in the photograph as being only one of what would be 350 barrack…
Basket
The object is a basket from the Nkala’pamux people around the Fraser river area. The basket is made from plant fiber, wood, string and possibly pigment (paint). The dimension of the basket is: 50cm in length, 34cm in width, 24cm in height. The basket…