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‘Aloha to Volunteers’ – photograph of the 442nd Infantry Regiment in Iolani Palace, Hawaii
This is a black and white photograph with unknown original size details. It is believed that the photograph was taken by a member of the U.S Army Signal Corps or U.S Navy. It shows a large combat group gathered at the Ionlani Palace, previously a…
“To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry”
This is a poster that details the mandatory evacuation to any Japanese people living within a section of the City of San Francisco. It states that the instructions stated on the poster apply to both alien and non-alien people of Japanese ancestry,…
Application for Leave Clearance form, WRA-126
The source, informally known as the “Loyalty Questionnaire” is an example of the questionnaires the War Relocation Authority sent into internment camps to assess the loyalty of Japanese people. This form needed to be filled out before the individual…
Barrack 9, Apt. 6, San Bruno, CA
This is an unframed, sketched painting depicting the new living quarters in which the Hibi family are living in at the Tanforan Assembly Center. The painting depicts several barracks which were the housing for the Japanese people within the…
Barracks To House Evacuated Japanese
The photograph depicts builders working on a Barracks block in preparation to build the huge center at Manzanar. The photograph has an attaching caption noting that the barrack block in the photograph as being only one of what would be 350 barrack…
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…
Hawaiian Territorial Seal Sculpture
This is a white marble sculpture, 3ft by 3ft by 10 inch in size. It is located at the Queen Lili’uokalani Building in Honolulu, Hawaii having been authorised in August 1949 and installed on 20/1/1950. It shows two figures guarding a crest that is…
Hiro Writes of His Arrival in Vermont
This man has written to his family following his move from Hawai’i to Vermont for his chaplaincy work. In it, we can see the love he has for his child, and the longing to be with him, despite his job during the Second World War. This provides us with…
Home Rule in Hawaii
The report highlights the current standing of the Hawaiian Organic act in 1954. It shows the government bodies that were in act years before Hawaii voted to become a state of the United State and what ‘type’ of home rule Hawaii should have. Including…
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…