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Young People's Associations of Metropolitan United Church and Centennial United Church, Victoria, BC, 1930
The source is a black and white picture of both the Young People’s Associations of Metropolitan United Church and Centennial United Church groups from 1930 in Victoria. Both groups are Methodist churches in Canada with Centennial United Church…
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…
Wooden crosses in cemetery at Mission Assistencia of San Antonio at Pala, ca.1898
Black and White photograph of crosses marking graves beyond a white picket fence, which in itself is symbolic. Date thought to be 1898. There are seven wooden crosses, with an eighth one painted in white. The graves are decorated with meaningful…
Women’s Co-operative Printing Union
A visually printed illustration showing one woman using a printing machine with the name ‘L.Curtis’ by her foot. Below is a transcript of different fonts and sizes reading “Every description of printing neatly executed, at the Women’s Co-operative…
William Swain’s letter to his wife Sabrina
Swain left his New York State family in 1849 to make his fortune in the Californian gold fields. In 1951 he returned home disillusioned and exhausted. Swain is remembered for the journal that he kept throughout his journey west and for his subsequent…
White Satin Slippers
Two plain white satin slippers with no embroidery or lace on either. Square at the toes with a very thin sole which may suggest that women during this era were lighter and didn’t go through the soles that easily, or these were shoes that were…
Welcome Home, University of Hawai’i
This source shows the importance of music in Hawaiian society and culture, as well as the integration of Japanese immigrants in Hawaiian society. This is also important as it shows the relationship that the immigrants had with their home nations, by…
Weapon
A weapon made of a dark brown wood, with shark teeth affixed at one end, believed to be from ninetieth century. This object is useful for thinking about the ways in which indigenous Hawaiian groups used the materials that they had around them for…
Waiting for the Signal From Home
The Cartoon is titled “Waiting for the Signal From Home” and it shows thousands of Japanese people who are all stereotyped marching from Washington, through Oregon and to California to pick up blocks of explosives from a small shed named “Honorable…