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Pineapple shipping crate
This is a pineapple shipping crate which was used to transport pineapples. It was packed by the Pearl City Fruit Company in Honolulu in the early 20th century. George Lycurgus was the man who founded the Pearl City Fruit Company in 1892. He was a…
Chinatown fire of 1900
This picture shows the burning of a building in Chinatown, Honolulu, which was home to a lot of the Chinese migrants in Hawaii. Following the death of You Chong in 1899 from the plague, the Board of Health decided to quarantine the area. They…
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, The Honolulu Chinese Denounce Exclusion Act
This newspaper talks about the Chinese Exclusion Act and how the Chinese should all stand together and be united in opposing it. Some of the speakers at the meeting, expressed how much they had done for the US, including help build the pacific…
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Sargent Heeds the Labour Unions
This newspaper talks about a meeting, that Mr. Frank Sargent had, when he went before the Senate committee. In previous conversations between Mr Sargent and a Mr. Haywood, Sargent had made it clear that he saw no particular objection to the admission…
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, The Chinese in Hawaii
This newspaper acts like a history essay, in the sense that it gives a breakdown of the history of Chinese migration to Hawaii. A lot of Chinese men came to Hawaii in order to find work so that they could either send the money home to their families,…
Two Native people with outrigger canoes at shoreline, Honolulu, Hawaii
This picture shows 2 native Hawaiians on the shoreline with their outrigger canoes. The significance of this photo proves how much water and water based sports, were a big part of the Hawaiian culture. They had a vast knowledge of the water, which…
Hawaii’s First Delegate to Congress
This is a government bill, produced by Robert Wilcox. In this bill he talks about extending the general land laws of the United States to the Territory of Hawaii. Robert Wilcox was born in Hawaii, and had native Hawaiian heritage through his mother.…
Pineapple growing, Hawaii
This photo shows a pineapple plantation in Hawaii. Pineapples were a big part of Hawaiian economics and a key produce, much like the sugarcane plantations. James Dole established the first pineapple plantation in Hawaii in 1901. Along with this he…
President William McKinley’s nomination of Sanford B. Dole to be Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
This is a letter written by President McKinley to Sanford Dole, nominating him as governor over the territory of Hawaii after the annexation. Dole was born in Honolulu to Christian missionaries, which perhaps influenced his ideological thinking in…
Thomas A. Edison’s “Hawaiian Islands” The Surf Scenes shot in 1906
While the title suggests that Thomas Edison filmed this video it was actually taken by Robert Bonnie. It shows people surfing in Hawaii, however because the source is so old, it is hard to make out in some places, so it looks like there is both…