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Beren to Lytton
The letter denotes the story of a violent skirmish between Native peoples and American colonial settlers. This was not uncommon due to the late 1850s seeing a rise in expansionist movements of colonial settlers. The colonists would come into direct…
Letter from the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Priority Records regarding NWA’s track, Fuck tha Police
Typed letter addressed to the office of Priority Records in California from the Milt Ahlerich, the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The letter regards the track ‘Fuck tha Police’ by the rap group N.W.A. expresses concern for…
Cover of Time Magazine 11 May 1992
Image of a group of armed riot police running down a street with a blazing fire in the background caused by rioters in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. TIME written in bold red letters at the top of the cover, a motif of Time Magazine. Underneath there is…
Wreckage of USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i
This photo shows the aftermath of the bombing at Pearl Harbour in December 1941. This photo is significant for a number of reasons. Firstly, the vessel that was bombed was a US naval ship. By the ship being stationed in Hawai’i, it shows that the US…
The Hawaiian Gazette October 18 1918
This newspapers front cover focusses on World War One in particular America’s involvement and victories in Europe. Whilst it is not necessarily notable that a major conflict would be reported in Hawai’i it is significant that only the American effort…
Blanshard to Earl Grey
This document, written in 1850, describes a very different situation at Fort Rupert then that of the previous source pertaining to this location. Richard Blanshard, Governor of Vancouver Island, sends a dispatch to London, notifying them of the death…