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Betty Morrison and Thomas Morrison holding their naturalization papers, December 22, 1947
In this image Betty Lorraine Morrison (b. 1931) and Thomas Lyle Morrison (b. 1930), two new American citizens, pose holding their naturalization papers. The siblings were born in Vancouver, B. C., and were adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison of Seattle. Along with about 40 other foreign-born residents, the Morrison children took their oaths of office in a ceremony…
ID Number:PI24530
Date:1947
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Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, August 1941
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:PI24808
Date:1941
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Students in the lunchroom at Fauntleroy Grade School, Seattle, March 7, 1946
In this image students crowd the lunchroom set up in a portable at Fauntleroy Grade School in the West Seattle neighborhood. At the time, school authorities were seeking voter approval for a $10 million bond issue for the purposes of acquiring and improving school sites. Caption information source: The Seattle Sunday Times, March 10, 1946, page 10
ID Number:PI25488
Date:1946
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Japanese Americans surrendering equipment to police, Seattle, December 29, 1941
On February 19, 1942, shortly after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and United States entry into WWII, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, calling for the exclusion of all civilians of Japanese descent from "designated military areas." More than 9,000 Japanese and Japanese American people living in the Pacific Northwest were forced into incarceration at camps in Idaho and…
ID Number:PI28030
Date:1941
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U. S. Army sentries at Winslow ferry dock, Bainbridge Island, March 25, 1942
In this image, U. S. Army soldiers guard Bainbridge Island at the Winslow ferry dock. Armed sentries were used to prevent people of Japanese descent from entering the island in violation of the Army order requiring their forced removal from the area. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave…
ID Number:PI28036
Date:1942
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U. S. Army soldier and Japanese Americans with forced removal order, Bainbridge Island, March 25, 1942
In this image a U. S. Army soldier appears to be handing out copies of Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 to Bainbridge Island residents of Japanese descent. 227 Japanese Americans were ordered to leave the island with six days' notice. They departed by ferry on March 30, 1942. The island had a total of 276 Japanese American residents at the…
ID Number:PI28038
Date:1942
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Boys helping Japanese American man load truck for forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
On February 19, 1942, shortly after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and United States entry into WWII, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, calling for the exclusion of all civilians of Japanese descent from "designated military areas." In March 1942 Japanese Americans living on Bainbridge Island were the first in the country to be taken from their homes by…
ID Number:PI28042
Date:1942
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U. S. soldiers and Japanese Americans loading Army truck for evacuation, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
In this image U. S. Army soldiers and Japanese American men are loading an Army truck at Kanegama Yamashita's farmhouse in preparation for forced removal. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave with six days' notice. They departed by ferry on March 30, 1942. The island had a total…
ID Number:PI28043
Date:1942
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U. S. soldiers and Nakamura family loading Army truck for forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
In this image a U. S. Army soldier lifts Ruth Nakamura into an Army truck at her family's farmhouse in preparation for forced removal. Her father, sister Jane, mother Yukiko, and brother Archie look on. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave with six days' notice. They departed by…
ID Number:PI28044
Date:1942
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U. S. soldiers and Japanese Americans preparing for forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
In this image U. S. Army soldiers gather Japanese Americans at an assembly point on Bainbridge Island in preparing for transportation to the Puyallup Assembly Center. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave with six days' notice. They departed by ferry on March 30, 1942. The island had a…
ID Number:PI28048
Date:1942