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This is a colour image of a sock knitting machine used by the girls at the Kamehameha School. It was co-patented by Ida May Pope’s father, William Pope, alongside William Franz. The existence of such device in a school, and its creation for the…

This is a black and white image of dimensions 1200x879 depicting Hawaiian girls in Miss Ida May Pope’s nursing class at Kamehameha School for Girls, first established in 1897. The school was established by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s will to…

Collection of twelve books published in Spain in the late 18th century. 8.5 in HIGH x 6 in WIDE x 1.5 in DEEP
(20.95 cm HIGH x 15.24 cm WIDE x 3.81 cm DEEP) Outlines the morals and values of Catholicism. Religious document
In the early days of…

Black and White Photograph showing students stood against the brick school wall with their teachers. Formal clothes are worn, the boys photographed have their hair cut very short and all the girls wear hats. The staged photograph offers a reflection…

A letter, with attached table of figures, from a secretary for the Vancouver Schools Board, to Vancouver City Alderman. The letter, in response to the Alderman’s request for information, details the enrolment history of Asian, predominantly Chinese,…