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‘The General Laws of the State of California from 1850 to 1864’
This is a manuscript of California state laws. It outlines the inalienable rights of its citizens, social, political and personal prohibitions, as well as local legislation. Slavery was prohibited unless it was a punishment for a crime, the fugitive…
Chinese family, Honolulu
This source shows a young Chinese mother and father sat with their six children and pet cat in their home in Honolulu, Hawai’i. This may suggest that these Chinese immigrants were able to establish a happy family life in Hawai’i and the fact that…
Correspondence regarding the canoe and boat building industry
The source is a series of typed letters regarding the canoe and boat building industry at Port Arthur, British Columbia.
The subject of the early letters is regarding the employment of an expert to teach the Indians of McIntyre Bay and Gull Bay…
The subject of the early letters is regarding the employment of an expert to teach the Indians of McIntyre Bay and Gull Bay…
Head tax certificate for Jew Chew Gee
This source is a handwritten document of a head tax certificate for the individual Jew Chew Gee. The source shows the number of the certificate. It is also signed by the Chief controller of Chinese immigration.
The source shows how Chinese…
The source shows how Chinese…
Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, Roll 1, Aadriane, Pedro-Alfeche, Matias
This is another part of a Shipping Manifest, this time of a passenger from the Philippines. This 22-year-old male was travelling aboard the President Cleveland Ship, on March 14 1924. This is an important document, as we know there were many jobs…
Japanese Sugar Plantation Workers
This image shows Japanese sugar plantation workers on their home in Wainaku, clutching onto their very young children. Japanese immigrants first arrived in Hawai’i not long before this photograph was taken and akin to the Chinese immigrant’s…
Letter from Stephen Freemen to James Goldie
A letter from Stephen Freemen to James Goldie detailing his intention to sell his half of the plot of land they share in Vernon, BC. Goldie was the manager of an independent fruit ranch in the Okanagan. The favourable climate of the Okanagan area was…
Letter to the Anglo-American Canning Company from Kwong On Wo & Co.
This is a handwritten letter, on printed Kwong On Wo & Co letterhead paper and penned in 1901, informing the Anglo-American Canning Company of charcoal prices. A certain care in the letters presentation is noticeable with formal addressing and…
Revelstoke Herald general and local news section
This source is a section of the Revelstoke herald newspaper focusing on the local news in the area. This article focuses mainly on small jobs or journeys being carried out by influential locals, but at the bottoms asks about those that have found…
Screen Cartoonist Guild strike against Walt Disney Studio, 1941
This source is a black and white photograph showing members of the ‘Screen Cartoonists Guild’ protesting outside of the RKO palace theatre that is showing Disney’s ‘The Reluctant Dragon’. The marchers include both men and women holding up signs. Due…