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Certificates of Residence
Each certificate has a photograph of the resident with his or her name, age, place of residence, occupation, eye color, height, complexion, birth marks and signature of each Chinese immigrant. These certificates are of nineteen year old mother Chang…
Japanese Store, Honolulu
A photograph depicting a Japanese family in and around their store in Honolulu. The subjects are pictured in a mix of traditional and non-traditional clothing, and there is a sign in Japanese over the store. The image looks posed, as everyone is…
The Kwaktiutl village of Xumtaspi-Nawittl
The source is a photograph of the village in Vancouver Island called Xwamdasbe, translated as ‘Place where there is otter’. The photograph includes fishery housing with the house on the right featuring three painted family crests. There are also…
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…
Queen’s Hospital, Honolulu
This is an image of the Queen’s Hospital in Honolulu taken by Frank Davey; a photographer who took many photos of Hawaii during his lifetime. This photo shows a hospital in the midst of the scenic Hawaii, it shows some people sitting on the porch of…
Indians at Lytton, B.C.
This is a photograph, taken between 1866-1870, of Indians at Lytton, situated at the junction of the Thompson River and Fraser River, in British Columbia. The Indian Chief is in a Buckskin coat and fur hat, surrounded by fellow villagers with babies,…
The Grove farm
The source is a photograph of one of the first sugar plantations which is called the grove farm. During the American civil war the demand for sugar grew and Hawaii’s sugar production was on the rise. Hawaii’s climate is ideal for the growth of sugar…
Despatch to London: Douglas to Stanley
This report describes a number of different aspects all related to the Fraser River. Douglas first acknowledges that a large amount of people are coming to the area from San Francisco, in order to mine for gold. Towards the end of the document,…
Letter from Douglas to Labouchere
The letter gives a report of the state of colonial trade, weather forecasts and native relations. Despite the letter stating native-colonial relations to be amicable, something of sour note may have occurred between Native and colonial settlers two…
King Kalākaua and staff on ʻIolani Palace steps
The source is a photo of King Kalākaua and supporting members of his rule such as Col. Curtis P. Iaukea, Governor John Owen Dominis and more. They are stood outside the iconic ʻIolani Palace which was built during Kalākaua’s reign and still stands…