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British Columbia Mission
This account of the travel experiences of the missionaries provide us with detailed insights into the areas they travelled. Details regarding the price of various services and goods, transportation costs and the general make up of cities and scenery…
Hotel Hollywood
This source is a postcard of The Hollywood Hotel in California in colour with the caption ‘Hotel Hollywood at Hollywood, ca’. The postcard shows the front of the hotel and the road alongside it. The Hotel was opened in 1902 by one of Hollywood’s…
The Hawaiian Archipelago: Six Months Among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands. Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831 – 1904
Bird expresses her adoration for the Hawaiian Islands and discusses her many activities such as visiting volcanoes and horseback riding in the scorching heat. She also shows admiration towards the governmental structure of Hawaii regarding it as the…
Pan American ‘California Clipper’ passengers on inaugural flight
This is a black and white photograph, 1371 by 1183 in size, taken in 1939. Taken by the Pan-Pacific Press Bureau, the photograph shows passengers of the Pan American ‘California Clipper’ after their arrival in Honolulu. Pan America Airlines was the…
Scorched postcard from Hawaii to Canada
This is a postcard written on March the 9th, 1913 and postmarked on March the 12th of the same year. The original size of the postcard is unknown. The postcard is written by someone known only as Violet and addressed to Mr P. R. Burton – possible…
Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii
This black and white photograph was taken on March 11th 1901. Original size of image is believed to be 1066 by 744 in its full size. The photograph shows the exterior of the Moana Hotel, soon after the hotel opened to the public. The Moana Hotel was…
The Polynesian Newspaper
This is a 4 page copy of ‘The Polynesian’ which was issued on ships of the Matson Navigation Company and the Oceanic Steamship Company. This company is said to have introduced mass tourism in Hawaii, sailing from ports in San Francisco, Los Angeles,…
Pedestrians diagonal crossing at King and Fort Sts., Honolulu.
This is a photo taken of an area of Honolulu in 1954, likely the shopping district. In the photo it shows the Coca Cola brand logo, which is a huge American conglomerate. There is also the National Dollar store on the left hand side of the photo,…
Hawai’i by Clipper
This source is a poster made by Pan American World Airlines to advertise Hawai’i as a holiday destination to American customers. The poster shows a Hawaiian woman Hula dancing in traditional clothing, whilst in the background there is a Pan Am…
Letters from California
A collection of letters dated between May 14, 1888 and November 3, 1888, written by a 25 year old woman, Harriet Harper describing her long visit to different areas of California. Accompanied by another young woman, Marion, they use different modes…